Eigenvalue accumulation and bounds for non-selfadjoint matrix differential operators related to NLS (Q2055129)

Summary: We establish results on the accumulation and location of the non-real spectrum of non-selfadjoint matrix differential operators arising in the study of non-linear Schrödinger equations (NLS) in \(\mathbb{R}^d\). In particular, without restrictions on the decay rate of the potentials to \(0\) at \(\infty\), we show that the non-real spectrum cannot accumulate anywhere on the real axis. Under some weak assumptions satisfied, e.g., by \(L_p\)-potentials with \(p> \frac{d}{2}, p\ge 2\), we prove that there are only finitely many non-real eigenvalues and that the non-real eigenvalues are located in a bounded lens-shaped region centered at the origin. Our key tool to prove this is a recent result on the existence of \(\mathscr{J}\)-semi-definite invariant subspaces for \(\mathscr{J}\)-selfadjoint operators in Krein spaces as well as abstract operator matrix methods. For the entire collection see [Zbl 1465.35005].