A unifying perspective on linear continuum equations prevalent in physics. Part V: resolvents; bounds on their spectrum; and their Stieltjes integral representations when the operator is not selfadjoint

TL;DR

This paper develops a unifying framework for analyzing resolvents of certain non-selfadjoint operators in physics, providing bounds on their spectrum and integral representations, which are useful for solving complex linear equations.

Contribution

It introduces a Stieltjes integral representation for resolvents of non-Hermitian operators using the Cherkaev-Gibiansky transformation, extending spectral analysis tools.

Findings

Bounded the spectrum of non-selfadjoint operators using Q*-convexity.

Derived a Stieltjes integral representation for resolvents in the half-plane.

Applicable to a broad class of linear physical equations reformulated as operator problems.

Abstract

We consider resolvents of operators taking the form ${\bf A}=\Gamma_1{\bf B}\Gamma_1$ where $\Gamma_1({\bf k})$ is a projection that acts locally in Fourier space and ${\bf B}({\bf x})$ is an operator that acts locally in real space. Such resolvents arise naturally when one wants to solve any of the large class of linear physical equations surveyed in Parts I, II, III, and IV that can be reformulated as problems in the extended abstract theory of composites. We review how $Q^*$-convex operators can be used to bound the spectrum of ${\bf A}$. Then, based on the Cherkaev-Gibiansky transformation and subsequent developments, that we reformulate, we obtain for non-Hermitian ${\bf B}$ a Stieltjes type integral representation for the resolvent $(z_0{\bf I}-{\bf A})^{-1}$. The representation holds in the half plane $\Re(e^{i\vartheta}z_0)>c$, where $\vartheta$ and $c$ are such that $c{\bf I}-[e^{i\vartheta}{\bf B}+e^{-i\vartheta}{\bf B}^\dagger]$ is positive definite (and coercive).