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An index theorem for Schr\"odinger operators on metric graphs

Spectral Theory 2018-09-27 v2

Abstract

We show that the spectral flow of a one-parameter family of Schr\"odinger operators on a metric graph is equal to the Maslov index of a path of Lagrangian subspaces describing the vertex conditions. In addition, we derive an Hadamard-type formula for the derivatives of the eigenvalue curves via the Maslov crossing form.

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@article{arxiv.1809.09344,
  title  = {An index theorem for Schr\"odinger operators on metric graphs},
  author = {Yuri Latushkin and Selim Sukhtaiev},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1809.09344},
  year   = {2018}
}