Universal methods for nonlinear spectral problems

Colbrook, Matthew J.

doi:10.4171/jst/602

Universal methods for nonlinear spectral problems

2026-04-27

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Colbrook, Matthew J. *

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Drysdale, Catherine

DOI：10.4171/jst/602

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Nonlinear spectral problems arise across a range of fields, including mechanical vibrations, fluid-solid interactions, and photonic crystals. Discretizing infinite-dimensional nonlinear spectral problems often introduces significant computational challenges, particularly spectral pollution and invisibility, which can distort or obscure the true underlying spectrum. We present the first general, convergent computational method for computing the spectra and pseudospectra of nonlinear spectral problems. Our approach uses new results on nonlinear injection moduli and requires only minimal continuity assumptions: specifically, continuity with respect to the gap metric on operator graphs, making it applicable to a broad class of problems. We use the Solvability Complexity Index (SCI) hierarchy, which has recently been used to resolve the classical linear problem, to systematically classify the computational complexity of nonlinear spectral problems. Our results establish the optimality of the method and reveal that Hermiticity does not necessarily simplify the computational complexity of these nonlinear problems. Comprehensive examples - including nonlinear shifts, Klein-Gordon equations, wave equations with acoustic boundary conditions, time-fractional beam equations, and biologically inspired delay differential equations - demonstrate the robustness, accuracy, and broad applicability of our methodology.

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FRACTIONAL DERIVATIVE MODEL

KLEIN-GORDON EQUATION

LAPLACE TRANSFORMS

NUMERICAL-SOLUTION

SCATTERING-THEORY

KELVIN-VOIGT

STABILITY

DIFFUSION

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