On $L^{2}(\mathbb{R}^{n})$ define the operator $\Pi_{j} u := (-i\partial/\partial x_{j} - A_{j})u$, where $A_{j} \in L^{2}_{loc}(\mathbb{R}^{n})$ represents the $j$-th component of the magnetic potential on $\mathbb{R}^{n}$ and $u \in Dom\ \Pi_{j} := \{ u \in L^{2}(\mathbb{R}^{n}) \ \vert\ -i\partial u/\partial x_{j} - A_{j}u \in L^{2}(\mathbb{R}^{2}) \}$, where $\partial u/\partial x_{j}$ is the weak derivative of $u$.
I wish to understand what sort of conditions on $A_{j}$ ensure that this operator is self-adjoint.
This post imported from StackExchange MathOverflow at 2015-02-20 16:54 (UTC), posted by SE-user Geno Whirl