Trace Formulas for Some Singular Differential Operators and Applications

Eigenvalues, estimation of eigenvalues, upper and lower bounds of ordinary differential operators (34L15) Degenerate parabolic equations (35K65) One-parameter semigroups and linear evolution equations (47D06) Markov semigroups and applications to diffusion processes (47D07)

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The paper is essentially devoted to the proof of convergence criteria for the series \(\sum_n \lambda^{-1}_n\), where \(\lambda_n\) are the nonzero eigenvalues of the differential operator \[ Au= \alpha u+\beta u'+ ru\quad\text{in }C([a,b]),\quad -\infty\leq a< b\leq \infty, \] with Neumann or Ventcel boundary conditions. It is assumed that \(\alpha\), \(\beta\) are continuous functions on \((a,b)\), \(\alpha> 0\) in \((a,b)\) and that \(r\in C([a, b])\). It is proved that if \(W(x)= \exp(-\int^x_c {\beta(s)\over\alpha(s)} ds)\), \[ Q(x)= {1\over \alpha(x)W(x)} \int^x_c W(s) ds\quad\text{and}\quad R(x)= W(x) \int^x_c {1\over \alpha(s) W(s)} ds, \] for some fixed \(c\in (a,b)\), then the differential operator \(A\) in \(C([a,b])\) with Neumann (respectively Ventcel) boundary conditions has compact resolvent if and only if \(Q\in L^1(a,b)\) (respectively \(R\in L^1(a,b)\)). Moreover, if the resolvents are compacts, then the series \(\sum_n \lambda^{-1}_n\) is absolutely convergent. A trace formula is given for the case \(r= 0\). These results are further used to the study of the regularity of the corresponding eigenfunctions and generated semigroups.

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