Advisor(s)
Mikhail Shubin
Contributor(s)
Pierre Albin, Maxim Braverman, Christopher K. King, Petar Y. Topalov
Date of Award
2009
Date Accepted
3-2009
Degree Grantor
Northeastern University
Degree Level
Ph.D.
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy
Department or Academic Unit
College of Arts and Sciences. Department of Mathematics.
Keywords
Quadratic form, Asymptotics
Subject Categories
Differential equations--Asymptotic theory, Manifolds (Mathematics)
Disciplines
Mathematics
Abstract
We find the semiclassical asymptotics for every eigenvalue of the Witten Laplacian up to any fixed index (in increasing order) for compact manifolds with boundary in the presence of a general Riemannian metric. To this end, we modify and use the variational method suggested by Kordyukov, Mathai and Shubin (2005), with a more extended use of quadratic forms instead of the operators. We also utilize some important ideas and technical elements from Helffer and Nier (2006), who proved more accurate asymptotic expansions but only for the exponentially small eigenvalues.
Document Type
Dissertation
Rights Holder
Niluefer Koldan
Permanent URL
Recommended Citation
Koldan, Niluefer, "Semiclassical asymptotics on manifold with boundary" (2009). Mathematics Dissertations. Paper 4. http://hdl.handle.net/2047/d10018360
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