Sobolev multipliers and fractional Gaussian fields on Lipschitz boundaries with applications to deterministic and random acoustic systems
Illya M. Karabash
TL;DR
The article develops a rigorous framework for both deterministic and random acoustic operators on Lipschitz boundaries by leveraging Sobolev and pointwise multiplier theory to define generalized impedance coefficients. It establishes deep connections between boundary multipliers, m-dissipativity, and spectral discreteness, and introduces fractional Gaussian fields on $\partial G$ to randomize impedance while preserving well-posedness. A rough Weyl-type law for Laplace-Beltrami eigenvalues on $\partial G$ enables controlled randomization, and Friedrichs-type extensions provide explicit nonnegative boundary realizations. The results yield a robust model for deterministic and random resonators with energy leakage and offer explicit conditions (including $L^q$-coefficient criteria) under which the spectrum remains discrete, informing applications in acoustic and photonic systems.
Abstract
Motivated by Applied Physics and Photonics studies of random resonators, we study in the stochastic part of this paper random acoustic operators in non-smooth bounded domains $G \subset \mathbb{R}^d$ and introduce m-dissipative impedance boundary conditions containing fractional Gaussian fields (FGFs). The deterministic part of the paper constructs and studies the spaces of pointwise multipliers on Lipschitz continuous boundaries $\partial G$, as well as the spaces of Sobolev (distribution-type) multipliers on boundaries $\partial G$ of better regularity. These multipliers are used as generalized impedance coefficients $ζ(x)$, $x \in \partial G$, in impedance boundary conditions accompanying the first order acoustic system. The main efforts are aimed on the m-dissipativity of associated acoustic operators and the discreteness of the related spectra under weakest possible assumptions on the regularity of $ζ$. In order to connect the deterministic results with the randomization, we introduce FGFs on Lipschitz boundaries $\partial G$ and study their regularity. To this end, we prove that a rough Weyl-type asymptotics takes place for the Laplace-Beltrami eigenvalues on arbitrary compact boundary $\partial G$ of $C^{0,1}$-regularity.
