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Floquet isospectrality for periodic graph operators

Spectral Theory 2023-02-28 v1 Mathematical Physics math.MP

Abstract

Let Γ=q1Zq2ZqdZ\Gamma=q_1\mathbb{Z}\oplus q_2 \mathbb{Z}\oplus\cdots\oplus q_d\mathbb{Z} with arbitrary positive integers qlq_l, l=1,2,,dl=1,2,\cdots,d. Let Δdiscrete+V\Delta_{\rm discrete}+V be the discrete Schr\"odinger operator on Zd\mathbb{Z}^d, where Δdiscrete\Delta_{\rm discrete} is the discrete Laplacian on Zd\mathbb{Z}^d and the function V:ZdCV:\mathbb{Z}^d\to \mathbb{C} is Γ\Gamma-periodic. We prove two rigidity theorems for discrete periodic Schr\"odinger operators: (1) If real-valued Γ\Gamma-periodic functions VV and YY satisfy Δdiscrete+V\Delta_{\rm discrete}+V and Δdiscrete+Y\Delta_{\rm discrete}+Y are Floquet isospectral and YY is separable, then VV is separable. (2) If complex-valued Γ\Gamma-periodic functions VV and YY satisfy Δdiscrete+V\Delta_{\rm discrete}+V and Δdiscrete+Y\Delta_{\rm discrete}+Y are Floquet isospectral, and both V=j=1rVjV=\bigoplus_{j=1}^rV_j and Y=j=1rYjY=\bigoplus_{j=1}^r Y_j are separable functions, then, up to a constant, lower dimensional decompositions VjV_j and YjY_j are Floquet isospectral, j=1,2,,rj=1,2,\cdots,r. Our theorems extend the results of Kappeler. Our approach is developed from the author's recent work on Fermi isospectrality and can be applied to study more general lattices.

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@article{arxiv.2302.13103,
  title  = {Floquet isospectrality for periodic graph operators},
  author = {Wencai Liu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2302.13103},
  year   = {2023}
}
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