Scattering resonances of convex obstacles for general boundary conditions (Q2339171)

Resonances for an obstacle problem are complex characteristic frequencies which are featured in decay of linear waves around the obstacle. They are typically defined as poles of the meromorphic continuation of the resolvent of the Laplacian in the exterior domain with some boundary conditions at the obstacle. The present paper considers general smooth strictly convex obstacles and general Robin boundary conditions (these include the case of Neumann boundary conditions). The author shows that there is a cubic resonance-free region below the real axis and, under pinching conditions, deeper cubic resonance free strips; the resonances in the bands between these strips satisfy a Weyl law. The approach used is similar to the work on Dirichlet case by \textit{J. Sjöstrand} and \textit{M. Zworski} in [Acta Math. 183, No. 2, 191--253 (1999; Zbl 0989.35099)].