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most citedEigenvalue estimates for Schroedinger operators on metric trees

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23 papers

math.CV2026

The sharp constant in the Chang--Marshall inequality

Rupert L. Frank, Paata Ivanisvili

We prove that the optimal constant in the Chang--Marshall inequality is , as conjectured by Andreev and Matheson. More precisely, if is analytic in the unit disk, vanishes t…

math.AP2026

Sharp comparison between the perimeter and its fractional analogue in two dimensions

Rupert L. Frank, Paata Ivanisvili

We show that the fractional perimeter of any order is maximal, among all planar sets of fixed perimeter, for the disk.

math.FA2026

A counterexample to the Kato conjecture for positive commutators

Rupert L. Frank, Paata Ivanisvili

We disprove the conjectural converse to Kato's positivity criterion for commutators of functions of the canonical position and momentum operators and by showing that the op…

math.AP2026

Counterexamples to the Landis conjecture in dimensions three and higher

Rupert L. Frank, Paata Ivanisvili

In every dimension three and higher we construct a nonzero function that satisfies the stationary Schrödinger equation with bounded, real-valued potential and decays like $\exp(-c|…

math.CA2026

The Winding Number at the Critical Hölder Exponent 1/3: Failure of Universal Fourier Summation

Rupert L. Frank, Paata Ivanisvili

The degree (or winding number) of a sufficiently regular map is given in terms of its Fourier coefficients by $$ \operatorname{deg} f = \sum_{n\in\…

math.AP2026

Pleijel's theorem for a class of degenerate elliptic operators

Rupert L. Frank, Bernard Helffer

We prove an asymptotic upper bound on the number of nodal domains of eigenfunctions of a class of degenerate elliptic operators. Our proof yields the same constant as in Pleijel's…

math.AP2026

The distance between homotopy classes of Sobolev maps on spheres

Rupert L. Frank, Paata Ivanisvili

We consider self-maps of a sphere in the critical Sobolev space with a given Brouwer degree. Our main result is that the (directed) distance between maps of different degrees is eq…

math.AP2026

Minimizers for Coulomb gases constrained to a halfspace

Rupert L. Frank, Paata Ivanisvili, Clara Torres-Latorre

We consider a family of optimization problems, based on a mean-field description of particles interacting through Coulomb forces in a quadratic trap. In addition, the particles are…

math.FA2026

The sharp extension norm for a planar sector

Rupert L. Frank, Paata Ivanisvili

We compute explicitly the infimum of the norms of -extension operators for planar sectors and exhibit an extension operator attaining this infimum. This solves an open pro…

math.FA2026

Sobolev extensions, interpolation inequalities and consequences

Rupert L. Frank, Pekka Koskela, Riddhi Mishra

We prove Sobolev interpolation inequalities on extension domains that have a form reminiscent of the corresponding whole-space inequalities. This form is crucial in certain applica…

math.AP2026

The sharp log Sobolev inequality on finite cycles

Rupert L. Frank, Paata Ivanisvili

We settle the problem of finding the sharp constant in the log Sobolev inequality on the -cycle for all , by showing that it is equal to half of the spectral gap. We ded…

math-ph2026

Eigenvalue asymptotics of Müller minimizers for atoms and molecules

Rupert L. Frank, Long Meng, Phan Thành Nam +1

We study the spectral properties of minimizers of the Müller functional for atoms and molecules with electrons and total nuclear charge . We prove that under some suitable a…

math.SP2026

An asymptotic shape optimization problem for Riesz means of Laplacian eigenvalues

Rupert L. Frank, Simon Larson

We review our recent results on the problem of optimizing Riesz means of Laplace eigenvalues among convex sets of given measure in the regime where the cut-off parameter in the def…

math-ph2026

Sharp upper bounds for the density of relativistic atoms: Noninteracting case

Rupert L. Frank, Konstantin Merz

We prove an optimal upper bound for the density of electrons of an infinite Bohr atom (no electron-electron interactions) described by the relativistic operators of Chandrasekhar a…

math.AP2026

Uniform bounds for Neumann heat kernels and their traces in convex sets

Rupert L. Frank, Simon Larson

We prove a bound on the heat trace of the Neumann Laplacian on a convex domain that captures the first two terms in its small-time expansion, but is valid for all times and depends…

math-ph2025

A Jensen inequality for partial traces and applications to partially semiclassical limits

Eric A. Carlen, Rupert L. Frank, Simon Larson

We prove a matrix inequality for convex functions of a Hermitian matrix on a bipartite space. As an application we reprove and extend some theorems about eigenvalue asymptotics of…

math.SP2025

Improved semiclassical eigenvalue estimates for the Laplacian and the Landau Hamiltonian

Rupert L. Frank, Simon Larson, Paul Pfeiffer

The Berezin--Li--Yau and the Kröger inequalities show that Riesz means of order of the eigenvalues of the Laplacian on a domain of finite measure are bounded in terms…

math.AP2024

Inequalities between Dirichlet and Neumann eigenvalues on Carnot groups

Rupert L. Frank, Bernard Helffer, Ari Laptev

We show that the -th Dirichlet eigenvalue of the sub-Laplacian on an open set of a Carnot group is greater than the -st Neumann eigenvalue. This extends earlier results i…

math.SP2024

Spectral asymptotics for Robin Laplacians on Lipschitz sets

Rupert L. Frank, Simon Larson

We prove two-term spectral asymptotics for the Riesz means of the eigenvalues of the Laplacian on a Lipschitz domain with Robin boundary conditions. The second term is the same as…

math.SP2024★ 1 cited

Semiclassical inequalities for Dirichlet and Neumann Laplacians on convex domains

Rupert L. Frank, Simon Larson

We are interested in inequalities that bound the Riesz means of the eigenvalues of the Dirichlet and Neumann Laplacians in terms of their semiclassical counterpart. We show that th…

math.SP2024★ 1 cited

Riesz means asymptotics for Dirichlet and Neumann Laplacians on Lipschitz domains

Rupert L. Frank, Simon Larson

We consider the eigenvalues of the Dirichlet and Neumann Laplacians on a bounded domain with Lipschitz boundary and prove two-term asymptotics for their Riesz means of arbitrary po…

math.SP2024★ 2 cited

On Courant and Pleijel theorems for sub-Riemannian Laplacians

Rupert L. Frank, Bernard Helffer

We are interested in the number of nodal domains of eigenfunctions of sub-Laplacians on sub-Riemannian manifolds. Specifically, we investigate the validity of Pleijel's theorem, wh…

math.SP2007★ 18 cited

Eigenvalue estimates for Schroedinger operators on metric trees

Tomas Ekholm, Rupert L. Frank, Hynek Kovarik

We consider Schroedinger operators on regular metric trees and prove Lieb-Thirring and Cwikel-Lieb-Rozenblum inequalities for their negative eigenvalues. The validity of these ineq…