Some eigenvalue inequalities for Klein-Gordon operators and fractional Laplacians restricted to a bounded domain are proved. Such operators became very popular recently as they arise in many problems ranging from mathematical finance to crystal dislocations, especially relativistic quantum mechanics and symmetric stable stochastic processes. Many of the results obtained here are concerned with finding bounds for some functions of the spectrum of these operators. The subject, which is well developed for the Laplacian, is examined from the spectral theory perspective through some of the tools used to prove analogous results for the Laplacian. This work highlights some important results, sparking interest in constructing a similar theory for Klein-Gordon operators. For instance, the Weyl asymptotics and semiclassical bounds for the Klein-Gordon operator are developed. As a result, a Berezin-Li-Yau type inequality is derived and an improvement of the bound is proved in a separate chapter. Other results involving some universal bounds for the Klein-Gordon Hamiltonian with an external interaction are also obtained.

Η πιο κάτω εργασία έχει σκοπό να περιγράψει την κβαντική μηχανική. Θα γίνει μια προσπάθεια συνδυασμού με την σχετικότητα σαν μια ενιαία θεωρία. Στη συνέχεια θα συζητηθεί η κβαντικη θεωρία πεδίων. Τελος θα συζητηθεί το ηλεκτρομαγνητικό πεδίο οι θεωρίες βαθμίδος και το πεδίο Yang-Mills. / The following essay will discuss the quantum theorem. It will present the field theorem and later we will discuss the Yang-Millw field.

Darmstadt, Techn. Hochsch., Habil.-Schr., 1995. / Includes bibliographical references (p. [199]-210.

In recent years, more and more efforts have been expended on the study of $n$-dimensional asymptotically anti-de Sitter spacetimes $(\mathcal{M},g)$ as solutions to the Einstein vacuum equations \begin{align*} \mathrm{Ric}(g)=\frac{2}{n-2}\Lambda\, g \end{align*} with negative cosmological constant $\Lambda$. This has been motivated mainly by the conjectured instability of these solutions. The author of this thesis joins these efforts with two contributions, which are themselves independent of each other. In the first part, we are concerned with a superradiant instability for $n=4$. For any cosmological constant $\Lambda=-3/\ell^2$ and any $\alpha < 9/4$, we find a Kerr-AdS spacetime $(\mathcal{M},g_{\mathrm{KAdS}})$, in which the Klein-Gordon equation \begin{align*} \Box_g\psi+\frac{\alpha}{\ell^2}\psi=0 \end{align*} has an exponentially growing mode solution satisfying a Dirichlet boundary condition at infinity. The spacetime violates the Hawking-Reall bound $r_+^2 > |a|\ell$. We obtain an analogous result for Neumann boundary conditions if $5/4 < \alpha < 9/4$. Moreover, in the Dirichlet case, one can prove that, for any Kerr-AdS spacetime violating the Hawking-Reall bound, there exists an open family of masses $\alpha$ such that the corresponding Klein-Gordon equation permits exponentially growing mode solutions. Our result provides the first rigorous construction of a superradiant instability for a negative cosmological constant. In the second part, we study perturbations of five-dimensional Eguchi-Hanson-AdS spacetimes exhibiting biaxial Bianchi IX symmetry. Within this symmetry class, the Einstein vacuum equations are equivalent to a system of non-linear partial differential equations for the radius $r$ of the spheres, the Hawking mass $m$ and $B$, a quantity measuring the squashing of the spheres, which satisfies a non-linear wave equation. First we prove that the system is well-posed as an initial-boundary value problem around infinity $\mathcal{I}$ with $B$ satisfying a Dirichlet boundary condition. Second, we show that initial data in the biaxial Bianchi IX symmetry class around Eguchi-Hanson-AdS spacetimes cannot form horizons in the dynamical evolution.

Many nonlinear Klein-Gordon equations have been studied numerically, and in a few cases, analytical solutions have been found. We used the variational method to study three different equations in this family. The first one to be studied here was the linear equation, Utt - Uzz + U = 0, where U is a real Klein-Gordon field. Attempts to find non-stationary radiative-type solutions of this equation were not successful. Next we studied the nonlinear equation Utt - U:= ± IUl 2U = O, with U complex, which represents a nonlinear massless scalar field. Here we searched for possible stationary solutions using the variational approximation, however to no avail. Next, we added a linear term to this second equation, which then became Utt - Uzll: ± IUl2U + µU = 01 whereµ can always be scaled to ±1. Here we found that we can find approximate variational solutions of the form A(t)e^i{k(x-z0(t))+a)e / 2w2(z) . This third equation is a generalization of the tf,4 equation, which has many physical applications. However, the variational solution found required different signs on the coefficients of this equation than are found in the O4 equation. Properties and features of this variational solution will be discussed.

Distributed parameter systems (DPS) are systems defined on infinite dimensional spaces. This includes problems governed by partial differential equations (PDEs) and delay differential equations. In order to numerically implement a controller for a physical system we often first approximate the PDE and the PDE controller using some finite dimensional scheme. However, control design at this level will typically give rise to controllers that are inherently large-scale. This presents a challenge since we are interested in the design of robust, real-time controllers for physical systems. Therefore, a reduction in the size of the model and/or controller must take place at some point. Traditional methods to obtain lower order controllers involve reducing the model from that for the PDE, and then applying a standard control design technique. One such model reduction technique is balanced truncation. However, it has been argued that this type of method may have an inherent weakness since there is a loss of physical information from the high order, PDE approximating model prior to control design. In an attempt to capture characteristics of the PDE controller before the reduction step, alternative techniques have been introduced that can be thought of as controller reduction methods as opposed to model reduction methods. One such technique is LQG balanced truncation. Only recently has theory for LQG balanced truncation been developed in the infinite dimensional setting. In this work, we numerically investigate the viability of LQG balanced truncation as a suitable means for designing low order, robust controllers for distributed parameter systems. We accomplish this by applying both balanced reduction techniques, coupled with LQG, MinMax and central control designs for the low order controllers, to the cable mass, Klein-Gordon, and Euler-Bernoulli beam PDE systems. All numerical results include a comparison of controller performance and robustness properties of the closed loop systems. / Ph. D.

When designing a control for a physical system described by a PDE, it is often necessary to reduce the size of the controller for the PDE system. This is done so that real time control can be achieved. One approach often taken by engineers is to reduce the approximating finite-dimensional system using a balanced reduction method known as balanced truncation and then design a control for the lower order system. The unsettling idea about this method is that it involves discarding information and then designing a control. What if valuable physical information were lost that would have allowed a more effective control to be designed? This paper will explore an alternate balanced reduction method called LQG balancing. This approach allows for the designing of a control on the full order approximating system and then reducing the control. Along the way, the basic ideas of feedback control design will be discussed, including system balancing and model reduction. Following, there will be mention of the linear Klein-Gordon equation and the development of the one-dimensional finite element approximation of the PDE. Finally, simulations and numerical experiments are used to discuss the differences between the two balanced reduction methods. / Master of Science

Speculations in the signicance of retardation aects in fundamental physics, especiallythe Dirac equation, that Atiyah and Moore bring up in "A shifted view of fundamental physics" are summarized and reviewedin terms of basic undergraduate conceptions. Some remarks are further investigated and ashifted version of the Klein Gordon equation is derived.

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Neste trabalho, apresentamos um método que permite explicitar a arbitrariedade contida nas soluções das equações de onda relativísticas, na presença de certos tipos de campos eletromagnéticos externos. Esta arbitrariedade está relacionada com a existência de uma transformação, com a qual podemos reduzir o número de variáveis presentes na equação original. Através desta transformação, criamos uma representação, a qual permite obter novos conjuntos de soluções exatas e construir a função de evolução para a equação de Klein-Gordon. Como resultado, apresentamos novos conjuntos de soluções, estacionárias e não-estacionárias, para o problema em um campo magnético constante e uniforme e a combinação deste campo com um campo elétrico longitudinal. / We demonstrate how one can describe explicitly the present arbitrariness in solutions of relativistic wave equations in external electromagnetic fields of special form. This arbitrariness is connected to the existence of a transformation, which reduces effectively the number of variables in the initial equations. Then we use the corresponding representations to construct new sets of exact solutions, which may have a physical interest, and to construct the evolution function to the Klein-Gordon equation. As resulted, we present new sets of stationary and nonstationary solutions in magnetic field and in some superpositions of electric and magnetic fields.