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Eigenvalue estimates for magnetic Schrödinger operators in domains

Author(s): Rupert L. Frank; Ari Laptev; Stanislav Molchanov
Journal: Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 136 (2008), 4245-4255.
MSC (2000): Primary 35P15; Secondary 35J10
Posted: July 29, 2008
MathSciNet review: 2431037
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Abstract: Inequalities are derived for sums and quotients of eigenvalues of magnetic Schrödinger operators with non-negative electric potentials in domains. The bounds reflect the correct order of growth in the semi-classical limit.


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Additional Information:

Rupert L. Frank
Affiliation: Department of Mathematics, Royal Institute of Technology, 100 44 Stockholm, Sweden
Address at time of publication: Department of Mathematics, Princeton University, Fine Hall, Princeton, New Jersey 08544
Email: rlfrank@math.princeton.edu

Ari Laptev
Affiliation: Department of Mathematics, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom - and - Department of Mathematics, Royal Institute of Technology, 100 44 Stockholm, Sweden
Email: a.laptev@imperial.ac.uk, laptev@math.kth.se

Stanislav Molchanov
Affiliation: Department of Mathematics, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, North Carolina 28223-0001
Email: smolchan@uncc.edu

DOI: 10.1090/S0002-9939-08-09523-3
PII: S 0002-9939(08)09523-3
Keywords: Eigenvalue bounds, semi-classical estimates, Laplace operator, magnetic Schr\"odinger operator
Received by editor(s): May 29, 2007
Posted: July 29, 2008
Communicated by: Mikhail Shubin
Copyright of article: Copyright 2008, by the authors. This paper may be reproduced, in its entirety, for non-commercial purposes.




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