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Bounds for the point spectra of separated Dirac operators

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 November 2011

W. D. Evans
Affiliation:
Department of Pure Mathematics, University College, Cardiff CF1 1XL
B. J. Harris
Affiliation:
Department of Pure Mathematics, University College, Cardiff CF1 1XL

Synopsis

In this paper real numbers A1, A2 are obtained which are such that for λ > A1 or λ < A2 there are no non-trivial solutions of the equation

which are in L2(a,∞) for some a>0. Precise values for A1 and A2 are obtained in certain cases.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1981

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