General results on the eigenvalues of operators with gaps, arising from both ends of the gaps. Application to Dirac operators

Abstract

This paper is concerned with {an extension and reinterpretation} of previous results on the variational characterization of eigenvalues in gaps of the essential spectrum of self-adjoint operators. {We state} two general abstract results on the existence of eigenvalues in the gap and a continuation principle. Then, these results are applied to Dirac operators in order to characterize simultaneously eigenvalues corresponding to electronic and positronic bound states.

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