Spectral Properties of Hypoelliptic Operators

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2002-07-30

arxiv.org/abs/math-ph/0207046v1

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Mathematical Physics

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Scientific paper

10.1007/s00220-003-0805-9

We study hypoelliptic operators with polynomially bounded coefficients that are of the form K = sum_{i=1}^m X_i^T X_i + X_0 + f, where the X_j denote first order differential operators, f is a function with at most polynomial growth, and X_i^T denotes the formal adjoint of X_i in L^2. For any e > 0 we show that an inequality of the form |u|_{delta,delta} <= C(|u|_{0,eps} + |(K+iy)u|_{0,0}) holds for suitable delta and C which are independent of y in R, in weighted Sobolev spaces (the first index is the derivative, and the second the growth). We apply this result to the Fokker-Planck operator for an anharmonic chain of oscillators coupled to two heat baths. Using a method of Herau and Nier [HN02], we conclude that its spectrum lies in a cusp {x+iy|x >= |y|^tau-c, tau in (0,1], c in R}.

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