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A bound for ratios of eigenvalues of Schrödinger operators with single-well potentials

Author(s): Miklós Horváth; Márton Kiss
Journal: Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 134 (2006), 1425-1434.
MSC (2000): Primary 34L15, 34B24
Posted: October 13, 2005
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Abstract: For Schrödinger operators with nonnegative single-well potentials ratios of eigenvalues are extremal only in the case of zero potential. To prove this, we investigate some monotonicity properties of Prüfer-type variables.

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Miklós Horváth
Affiliation: Department of Mathematical Analysis, Institute of Mathematics, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, H 1111 Budapest, Muegyetem rkp. 3-9, Hungary
Email: horvath@math.bme.hu

Márton Kiss
Affiliation: Department of Mathematical Analysis, Institute of Mathematics, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, H 1111 Budapest, Muegyetem rkp. 3-9, Hungary
Email: mkiss@math.bme.hu

DOI: 10.1090/S0002-9939-05-08100-1
PII: S 0002-9939(05)08100-1
Keywords: Schr\"odinger operator, eigenvalues.
Received by editor(s): December 5, 2003
Received by editor(s) in revised form: December 10, 2004 and December 14, 2004
Posted: October 13, 2005
Additional Notes: This research was supported by the Hungarian NSF Grants OTKA T 32374, T 37491 and T~47035
Communicated by: Carmen C. Chicone
Copyright of article: Copyright 2005, American Mathematical Society

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