Optimal semiclassical spectral asymptotics for differential operators with non-smooth coefficients

TL;DR

This paper establishes optimal spectral asymptotics for differential operators with non-smooth coefficients, extending classical results to less regular settings and providing precise asymptotic formulas under specific regularity conditions.

Contribution

It proves two-term optimal asymptotics for Riesz means and reestablishes an optimal Weyl law for operators with non-smooth coefficients, extending methods to more general perturbed operators.

Findings

Established two-term asymptotics for Riesz means.

Reproved optimal Weyl law under regularity assumptions.

Extended methods to perturbed operators with rough coefficients.

Abstract

We consider differential operators defined as Friedrichs extensions of quadratic forms with non-smooth coefficients. We prove a two term optimal asymptotic for the Riesz means of these operators and thereby also reprove an optimal Weyl law under certain regularity conditions. The methods used are then extended to consider more general admissible operators perturbed by a rough differential operator and obtaining optimal spectral asymptotics again under certain regularity conditions. For the Weyl law we assume the coefficients are differentiable with H\"older continuous derivatives and for the Riesz means we assume the coefficients are two times differentiable with H\"older continuous derivatives.