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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  and
B. J. Harris
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
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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
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Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Section A: Mathematics , Volume 88 , Issue 1-2 , 1981 , pp. 1 - 15
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1981

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