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Harper operators, Fermi curves, and Picard-Fuchs equations

Mathematical Physics 2015-06-05 v2 math.MP

Abstract

This paper is a continuation of the work on the spectral problem of Harper operator using algebraic geometry. We continue to discuss the local monodromy of algebraic Fermi curves based on Picard-Lefschetz formula. The density of states over approximating components of Fermi curves satisfies a Picard-Fuchs equation. By the property of Landen transformation, the density of states has a Lambert series as the quarter period. A qq-expansion of the energy level can be derived from a mirror map as in the B-model.

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@article{arxiv.1207.5197,
  title  = {Harper operators, Fermi curves, and Picard-Fuchs equations},
  author = {Dan Li},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1207.5197},
  year   = {2015}
}

Comments

v2, 13 pages, minor changes have been made