The eigenvalue gap for one-dimensional convex potentials

Lavine, Richard

doi:10.1090/S0002-9939-1994-1185270-4

The eigenvalue gap for one-dimensional convex potentials
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Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 121 (1994), 815-821 Request permission

Abstract:

For Schrödinger operators on an interval with convex potentials, the gap between the two lowest eigenvalues is minimized when the potential is constant.

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