Optimality of a delta distribution for the lowest Dirac-Coulomb eigenvalue
Optimality of a delta distribution for the lowest Dirac-Coulomb eigenvalue
Let be the free Dirac operator, and let be a non-negative finite measure on with Coulomb potential . Write for the lowest eigenvalue, and let denote the corresponding value when .
Optimality for a delta. The first eigenvalue is minimal when the charge distribution is concentrated at the origin, namely when . Equivalently, for all ,
In particular, this would imply
For the Schrödinger operator, the analogous delta-optimality statement is well known. The conjecture asks whether the same phenomenon holds for the Dirac operator and would determine the critical constants and .
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Maria J. Esteban, Mathieu Lewin and Éric Séré, “Dirac-Coulomb operators with general charge distribution. II. The lowest eigenvalue”, arXiv:2003.04051 (2020).
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