 Imaginary Airy operator (source code)

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= Imaginary Airy operator
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The imaginary Airy operator $-d^2/dx^2+ix$ on $L^2(\mathbb R)$ has compact resolvent but empty spectrum. Real translations shift it by a purely imaginary scalar, forcing vertical translation invariance of its spectrum.

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