Local spectral theory for normal operators in Krein spaces

Sign type spectra are an important tool in the investigation of spectral properties of selfadjoint operators in Krein spaces. It is our aim to show that also sign type spectra for normal operators in Krein spaces provide insight in the spectral nature of the operator: If the real part and the imaginary part of a normal operator in a Krein space have real spectra only and if the growth of the resolvent of the imaginary part (close to the real axis) is of finite order, then the normal operator possesses a local spectral function defined for Borel subsets of the spectrum which belong to positive (negative) type spectrum. Moreover, the restriction of the normal operator to the spectral subspace corresponding to such a Borel subset is a normal operator in some Hilbert space. In particular, if the spectrum consists entirely out of positive and negative type spectrum, then the operator is similar to a normal operator in some Hilbert space. We use this result to show the existence of operator roots of a class of quadratic operator polynomials with normal coefficients.     

Resolvent Estimates for Boundary Value Problems on Large Intervals Via the Theory of Discrete Approximations

In many applications such as the stability analysis of traveling waves, it is important to know the spectral properties of a linear differential operator on the whole real line. We investigate the approximation of this operator and its spectrum by finite interval boundary value problems from an abstract point of view. Under suitable assumptions on the boundary operators, we prove that the approximations converge regularly (in the sense of discrete approximations) to the all line problem, which has strong implications for the behavior of resolvents and spectra. As an application, we obtain resolvent estimates for abstract coupled hyperbolic–parabolic equations. Furthermore, we show that our results apply to the FitzHugh–Nagumo system.     

Full discretization of a nonlinear parabolic problem containing volterra operators and an unknown dirichlet boundary condition

The reconstruction of an unknown solely time‐dependent Dirichlet boundary condition in a nonlinear parabolic problem containing a linear and a nonlinear Volterra operator is considered. The inverse problem is converted into a variational problem in which the unknown Dirichlet condition is eliminated using a given integral overdetermination. A time‐discrete recurrent approximation scheme is designed, using Backward Euler's method. The convergence of the approximations towards a solution of the variational problem is proved under appropriate assumptions on the data and on the Volterra operators. The uniqueness of this solution is shown in the case that the nonlinear Volterra operator satisfies a particular inequality. Moreover, the Finite Element Method is used to discretize the time‐discrete approximation scheme in space. Finally, full‐discrete error estimates are derived for a particular choice of the finite elements. The corresponding convergence rates are supported by a numerical experiment. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Numer Methods Partial Differential Eq 31: 1444–1460, 2015     

Convergence of spline collocation for Volterra integral equations

Estimates for step-by-step interpolation projections are established. Depending on the spectrum of the transfer matrix these estimates allow to obtain the pointwise convergence of the projectors to the identity operator or, in some limit cases, to prove stable convergence of the corresponding approximate operators of integral equations. This, via general convergence theorems for operator equations, permits to get the convergence of collocation method for Volterra integral equations of the second kind in spaces of continuous or certain times continuously differentiable functions. Applications in the case of the most practical types of splines are analyzed.     

Quaternionic triangular linear operators

Triangular operators are an essential tool in the study of nonselfadjoint operators that appear in different fields with a wide range of applications. Although the development of a quaternionic counterpart for this theory started at the beginning of this century, the lack of a proper spectral theory combined with problems caused by the underlying noncommutative structure prevented its real development for a long time. In this paper, we give criteria for a quaternionic linear operator to have a triangular representation, namely, under which conditions such operators can be represented as a sum of a diagonal operator with a Volterra operator. To this effect, we investigate quaternionic Volterra operators based on the quaternionic spectral theory arising from the S-spectrum. This allow us to obtain conditions when a non-selfadjoint operator admits a triangular representation.     

SM-stability of operator-difference schemes

The spectral mimetic (SM) properties of operator-difference schemes for solving the Cauchy problem for first-order evolutionary equations concern the time evolution of individual harmonics of the solution. Keeping track of the spectral characteristics makes it possible to select more appropriate approximations with respect to time. Among two-level implicit schemes of improved accuracy based on Padé approximations, SM-stability holds for schemes based on polynomial approximations if the operator in an evolutionary equation is self-adjoint and for symmetric schemes if the operator is skew-symmetric. In this paper, additive schemes (also called splitting schemes) are constructed for evolutionary equations with general operators. These schemes are based on the extraction of the self-adjoint and skew-symmetric components of the corresponding operator.     

多群流算子的谱

本文在Ｌ＾１空间中讨论了一类多群流算子的谱性质。证明了该算子的谱由可数多个具有有限代数重数的特征值组成,并且给出了特征子空间和投影算子的表示。因此,在多群意义下解决了第七届国际迁移理论会议上提出的一个公开问题。     

Causal operators and topological dynamics

Summary The translation of abstract causal operators along any function in their domain analogous to the Miller-Sell [21] translation of Volterra integral operators along solutions is established. A skew-product semi-flow with phase- space a convergence space is constructed via the shifting semi- flow and the translations of operators and dynamic properties arising from the nature of the semi- flow are investigated. The restriction of the semi- flow on a specific set is used to define the limiting equations along solutions of causal operator equations of the form x=Tx. Applications are given on implicit Volterra integral equations with an additional delay argument and new results on the asymptotic behavior of the solutions are given.This research was supported by the Deutscher Akademischer Austaunschdienst.     

Linear Volterra operators in some metric spaces

We apply our definition of Volterra operator on abstract spaces to some problems arising in metric spaces. In contrast to those known before, our definition requires only the existence of a σ-algebra on a metric space. Note that, being applied to such spaces, the new definition substantially extends the classes of operators of an evolutionary nature. It also allows one to relate different properties of the Volterra-type operators. In particular, the problem of quasi-nilpotentness studied traditionally in the Banach spaces only (since it requires equality to zero of the spectral radius of an operator) allows interpretation in complete locally convex spaces. Apparently, the question on preserving the Volterra property by a conjugate operator is posed for the first time. It should be mentioned that, generally speaking, the dual space to a Frechét (i.e., complete locally convex) space is not a Frechét space. __________ Translated from Trudy Seminara imeni I. G. Petrovskogo, No. 26, pp. 222–239, 2007.     

On the spectrum of well-defined restrictions and extensions for the Laplace operator

The study of the spectral properties of operators generated by differential equations of hyperbolic or parabolic type with Cauchy initial data involve, as a rule, Volterra boundary-value problems that are well posed. But Hadamard’s example shows that the Cauchy problem for the Laplace equation is ill posed. At present, not a single Volterra well-defined restriction or extension for elliptic-type equations is known. Thus, the following question arises: Does there exist a Volterra well-defined restriction of a maximal operator $\hat L$ or a Volterra well-defined extension of a minimal operator L ₀ generated by the Laplace operator? In the present paper, for a wide class of well-defined restrictions of the maximal operator $\hat L$ and of well-defined extensions of the minimal operator L ₀ generated by the Laplace operator, we prove a theorem stating that they cannot be Volterra.     

Regularized and inertial algorithms for common fixed points of nonlinear operators

This paper deals with a general fixed point iteration for computing a point in some nonempty closed and convex solution set included in the common fixed point set of a sequence of mappings on a real Hilbert space. The proposed method combines two strategies: viscosity approximations (regularization) and inertial type extrapolation. The first strategy is known to ensure the strong convergence of some successive approximation methods, while the second one is intended to speed up the convergence process. Under classical conditions on the operators and the parameters, we prove that the sequence of iterates generated by our scheme converges strongly to the element of minimal norm in the solution set. This algorithm works, for instance, for approximating common fixed points of infinite families of demicontractive mappings, including the classes of quasi-nonexpansive operators and strictly pseudocontractive ones.     

Non-consistent approximations of self-adjoint eigenproblems: application to the supercell method

In this article, we introduce a general theoretical framework to analyze non-consistent approximations of the discrete eigenmodes of a self-adjoint operator. We focus in particular on the discrete eigenvalues laying in spectral gaps. We first provide a priori error estimates on the eigenvalues and eigenvectors in the absence of spectral pollution. We then show that the supercell method for perturbed periodic Schrödinger operators falls into the scope of our study. We prove that this method is spectral pollution free, and we derive optimal convergence rates for the planewave discretization method, taking numerical integration errors into account. Some numerical illustrations are provided.     

Numerical solution of non‐stationary aero‐autoelasticity integro‐differential operator equations

The spectral method of G. N. Elnagar, which yields spectral convergence rate for the approximate solutions of Fredholm and Volterra–Hammerstein integral equations, is generalized in order to solve the larger class of integro‐differential functional operator equations with spectral accuracy. In order to obtain spectrally accurate solutions, the grids on which the above class of problems is to be solved must also be obtained by spectrally accurate techniques. The proposed method is based on the idea of relating, spectrally constructed, grid points to the structure of projection operators which will be used to approximate the control vector and the associated state vector. These projection operators are spectrally constructed using Chebyshev–Gauss–Lobatto grid points as the collocation points, and Lagrange polynomials as trial functions. Simulation studies demonstrate computational advantages relative to other methods in the literature. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Spectral analysis and solvability of abstract hyperbolic equations with aftereffect

We analyze functional-differential equations with unbounded operator coefficients in a Hilbert space whose leading part is an abstract hyperbolic equation perturbed by terms with a retarded argument and by terms with Volterra integral operators.We consider spectral problems for the operator functions that are the symbols of abovementioned equations in the autonomous case.     

Solution of three-dimensional problems of the theory of elasticity for a picewise homogeneous medium with constant poisson''s ratio : PMM vol. 43, no. 6, 1979, pp. 1122–1125

Singular integral equations of the theory of elasticity are studied for a piecewise homogeneous medium with the same Poisson's ratio. It is shown that a solution can be obtained using the method of successive approximations. Use of the potential method for the fundamental problems of the theory of elasticity leads to singular integral equations of second kind [1], In the case of the second internal and external problems, and of the first internal problem, the spectral properties of the integral operators allow the use of the method of successive approximations to obtain a solution.     

An approximation theory for the identification of nonlinear volterra equations

An abstract approximation framework and convergence theory for Galerkin approximations to inverse problems involving nonlinear Volterra integral equations is developed. The approach relies on the theory of m-accretive operators in Banach spaces. An application to heat flow in materials with memory is also discussed.     

Resolvent Krylov subspace approximation to operator functions

We consider the approximation of operator functions in resolvent Krylov subspaces. Besides many other applications, such approximations are currently of high interest for the approximation of φ-functions that arise in the numerical solution of evolution equations by exponential integrators. It is well known that Krylov subspace methods for matrix functions without exponential decay show superlinear convergence behaviour if the number of steps is larger than the norm of the operator. Thus, Krylov approximations may fail to converge for unbounded operators. In this paper, we analyse a rational Krylov subspace method which converges not only for finite element or finite difference approximations to differential operators but even for abstract, unbounded operators whose field of values lies in the left half plane. In contrast to standard Krylov methods, the convergence will be independent of the norm of the discretised operator and thus of the spatial discretisation. We will discuss efficient implementations for finite element discretisations and illustrate our analysis with numerical experiments.     

Rational approximation to trigonometric operators

We consider the approximation of trigonometric operator functions that arise in the numerical solution of wave equations by trigonometric integrators. It is well known that Krylov subspace methods for matrix functions without exponential decay show superlinear convergence behavior if the number of steps is larger than the norm of the operator. Thus, Krylov approximations may fail to converge for unbounded operators. In this paper, we propose and analyze a rational Krylov subspace method which converges not only for finite element or finite difference approximations to differential operators but even for abstract, unbounded operators. In contrast to standard Krylov methods, the convergence will be independent of the norm of the operator and thus of its spatial discretization. We will discuss efficient implementations for finite element discretizations and illustrate our analysis with numerical experiments. AMS subject classification (2000)  65F10, 65L60, 65M60, 65N22     

Spectral properties of a fourth-order differential operator with integrable coefficients

The aim of this paper is to study spectral properties of differential operators with integrable coefficients and a constant weight function. We analyze the asymptotic behavior of solutions to a differential equation with integrable coefficients for large values of the spectral parameter. To find the asymptotic behavior of solutions, we reduce the differential equation to a Volterra integral equation. We also obtain asymptotic formulas for the eigenvalues of some boundary value problems related to the differential operator under consideration.     

Nonself-adjoint operators with almost Hermitian spectrum: Cayley identity and some questions of spectral structure

Nonself-adjoint, non-dissipative perturbations of possibly unbounded self-adjoint operators with real purely singular spectrum are considered under an additional assumption that the characteristic function of the operator possesses a scalar multiple. Using a functional model of a nonself-adjoint operator (a generalization of a Sz.-Nagy–Foiaş model for dissipative operators) as a principle tool, spectral properties of such operators are investigated. A class of operators with almost Hermitian spectrum (the latter being a part of the real singular spectrum) is characterized in terms of existence of the so-called weak outer annihilator which generalizes the classical Cayley identity to the case of nonself-adjoint operators in Hilbert space. A similar result is proved in the self-adjoint case, characterizing the condition of absence of the absolutely continuous spectral subspace in terms of the existence of weak outer annihilation. An application to the rank-one nonself-adjoint Friedrichs model is given.