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Quantum Return Probability for Substitution Potentials

Condensed Matter 2009-10-31 v1 Mathematical Physics math.MP

Abstract

We propose an effective exponent ruling the algebraic decay of the average quantum return probability for discrete Schrodinger operators. We compute it for some non-periodic substitution potentials with different degrees of randomness, and do not find a complete qualitative agreement with the spectral type of the substitution sequences themselves, i.e., more random the sequence smaller such exponent.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9905256,
  title  = {Quantum Return Probability for Substitution Potentials},
  author = {Cesar R. de Oliveira and Giancarlo Q. Pellegrino},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9905256},
  year   = {2009}
}

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Latex, 13 pages, 6 figures; to be published in Journal of Physics A