
arXiv: 2410.08343
We introduce a simple, general, and convergent scheme to compute generalized eigenfunctions of self-adjoint operators with continuous spectra on rigged Hilbert spaces. Our approach does not require prior knowledge about the eigenfunctions, such as asymptotics or other analytic properties. Instead, we carefully sample the range of the resolvent operator to construct smooth and accurate wave packet approximations to generalized eigenfunctions. We prove high-order convergence in key topologies, including weak-star convergence for distributional eigenfunctions, uniform convergence on compact sets for locally smooth generalized eigenfunctions, and convergence in seminorms for separable Frechet spaces, covering the majority of physical scenarios. The method's performance is illustrated with applications to both differential and integral operators, culminating in the computation of spectral measures and generalized eigenfunctions for an operator associated with Poincare's internal waves problem. These computations corroborate experimental results and highlight the method's utility for a broad range of spectral problems in physics.
Numerical analysis in abstract spaces, Operator theory, Computational methods for problems pertaining to operator theory, generalized eigenfunction, Numerical Analysis (math.NA), Computational methods for problems pertaining to functional analysis, Mathematics - Spectral Theory, rigged Hilbert space, internal waves, FOS: Mathematics, limiting absorption principle, Mathematics - Numerical Analysis, (Generalized) eigenfunction expansions of linear operators; rigged Hilbert spaces, Acceleration of convergence in numerical analysis, continuous spectrum, Spectral Theory (math.SP)
Numerical analysis in abstract spaces, Operator theory, Computational methods for problems pertaining to operator theory, generalized eigenfunction, Numerical Analysis (math.NA), Computational methods for problems pertaining to functional analysis, Mathematics - Spectral Theory, rigged Hilbert space, internal waves, FOS: Mathematics, limiting absorption principle, Mathematics - Numerical Analysis, (Generalized) eigenfunction expansions of linear operators; rigged Hilbert spaces, Acceleration of convergence in numerical analysis, continuous spectrum, Spectral Theory (math.SP)
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