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On the density of eigenvalues on periodic graphs

Spectral Theory 2023-02-02 v3

Abstract

Suppose that Γ=(V,E)\Gamma=(V,E) is a graph with vertices VV, edges EE, a free group action on the vertices ZdV\mathbb{Z}^d \curvearrowright V with finitely many orbits, and a linear operator DD on the Hilbert space l2(V)l^2(V) such that DD commutes with the group action. Fix λR\lambda \in \mathbb{R} in the pure-point spectrum of DD and consider the vector space of all eigenfunctions of finite support KK. Then KK is a non-trivial finitely generated module over the ring of Laurent polynomials, and the density of λ\lambda is given by an Euler-characteristic type formula by taking a finite free resolution of KK. Furthermore, these claims generalize under suitable assumptions to the non-commutative setting of a finite generated amenable group acting on the vertices freely with finitely many orbits, and commuting with the operator DD.

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@article{arxiv.2103.12734,
  title  = {On the density of eigenvalues on periodic graphs},
  author = {Cosmas Kravaris},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2103.12734},
  year   = {2023}
}
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