Lower bounds for the generalized counting function (Q4938504)

The generalized counting function \(N_S(\lambda)\) of a selfadjoint semibounded operator \(A\) in a separable Hilbert space \(H\) is defined to be the trace of \(S^*P(\lambda)S\) when \(S^*P(\lambda)S\) is of trace class, and \(\infty\) otherwise; here \(S\) is a bounded operator in \(H\) and \(P(\lambda)\) the spectral projection of \(A\) corresponding to \((-\infty,\lambda)\). The author uses a modification of the coherent states technique to obtain lower bounds for \(N_S(\lambda)\). Applications of the abstract results are given to operators \(A\) which are differential operators on a bounded domain with Dirichlet or Neumann boundary conditions, pseudodifferential operators and to the Schrödinger operator in \(\mathbb{R}^n\). For the entire collection see [Zbl 0923.00035].