Essential Self-Adjointness of the Geometric Deformation Operator on a Compact Interval

Abstract

We define a second-order differential operator $\hat{C}$ on the Hilbert space $L^2([-v_c,v_c])$, constructed from a smooth deformation function $C(v)$. The operator is considered on the Sobolev domain $H^2([-v_c,v_c])\cap H_0^1([-v_c,v_c])$ with Dirichlet boundary conditions. We prove that $\hat{C}$ is essentially self-adjoint by verifying its symmetry and computing von Neumann deficiency indices, which vanish. All steps are carried out explicitly. This result ensures the mathematical consistency of the operator and enables future spectral analysis on compact intervals.

arXiv comment5 pages