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# A unifying perspective on linear continuum equations prevalent in physics. Part V: resolvents; bounds on their spectrum; and their Stieltjes integral representations when the operator is not selfadjoint

@article{Milton2020AUP,
title={A unifying perspective on linear continuum equations prevalent in physics. Part V: resolvents; bounds on their spectrum; and their Stieltjes integral representations when the operator is not selfadjoint},
author={Graeme W. Milton},
journal={arXiv: Mathematical Physics},
year={2020}
}
• G. Milton
• Published 4 June 2020
• Physics, Mathematics
• arXiv: Mathematical Physics
We consider resolvents of operators taking the form ${\bf A}=\Gamma_1{\bf B}\Gamma_1$ where $\Gamma_1({\bf k})$ is a projection that acts locally in Fourier space and ${\bf B}({\bf x})$ is an operator that acts locally in real space. Such resolvents arise naturally when one wants to solve any of the large class of linear physical equations surveyed in Parts I, II, III, and IV that can be reformulated as problems in the extended abstract theory of composites. We review how $Q^*$-convex operators…
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