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Spectral Curves and Localization in Random Non-Hermitian Tridiagonal Matrices

Mathematical Physics 2009-09-14 v2 math.MP

Abstract

Eigenvalues and eigenvectors of non-Hermitian tridiagonal periodic random matrices are studied by means of the Hatano-Nelson deformation. The deformed spectrum is annular-shaped, with inner radius measured by the complex Thouless formula. The inner bounding circle and the annular halo are stuctures that correspond to the two-arc and wings observed by Hatano and Nelson in deformed Hermitian models, and are explained in terms of localization of eigenstates via a spectral duality and the Argument principle.

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@article{arxiv.0905.2489,
  title  = {Spectral Curves and Localization in Random Non-Hermitian Tridiagonal Matrices},
  author = {L. G. Molinari and G. N. Lacagnina},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0905.2489},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

5 pages, 9 figures, typographical error corrected in references

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