General results on the eigenvalues of operators with gaps, arising from both ends of the gaps. Application to Dirac operators

Journal of the European Mathematical Society

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 243-251

  Dolbeault, Jean ^a   Esteban, Maria J ^a   Séré, Eric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DAUPHINE   (France)

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EID: 33745657456     PISSN: 14359855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4171/JEMS/50     Document Type: Article

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