On the point spectrum of selfadjoint extensions (Q1323447)

Let \(H\) be a symmetric operator with spectral gap and infinite deficiency indices. The question is examined, to which extend the point spectrum of a selfadjoint extension \(\widehat {H}\) of \(H\) within the set of regular points of \(H\) can be prescribed. Among others it is shown that within a spectral gap of \(H\) each kind of pure point can be generated by a selfadjoint extension of \(H\). The question whether von Neumann's theorem on the existence of selfadjoint extensions of \(C\)-real symmetric operators has a converse is answered (positively for deficiency (1,1), negatively for deficiency \((n,n)\) with \(n>1\)).