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Spectral analysis and the Aharonov-Bohm effect on certain almost-Riemannian manifolds

TitleSpectral analysis and the Aharonov-Bohm effect on certain almost-Riemannian manifolds
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2016
AuthorsBoscain, U, Prandi, D, Seri, M
JournalCommunications in Partial Differential Equations
Volume41
Pagination32-50
Abstract

We study spectral properties of the Laplace-Beltrami operator on two relevant almost-Riemannian manifolds, namely the Grushin structures on the cylinder and on the sphere. This operator contains first order diverging terms caused by the divergence of the volume. We get explicit descriptions of the spectrum and the eigenfunctions. In particular in both cases we get a Weyl's law with leading term Elog E. We then study the drastic effect of Aharonov-Bohm magnetic potentials on the spectral properties. Other generalized Riemannian structures including conic and anti-conic type manifolds are also studied. In this case, the Aharonov-Bohm magnetic potential may affect the self-adjointness of the Laplace-Beltrami operator.

URLhttps://doi.org/10.1080/03605302.2015.1095766
DOI10.1080/03605302.2015.1095766

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