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Spectral properties of a limit-periodic Schr\"odinger operator in dimension two

Mathematical Physics 2010-08-30 v1 math.MP

Abstract

We study Schr\"{o}dinger operator H=Δ+V(x)H=-\Delta+V(x) in dimension two, V(x)V(x) being a limit-periodic potential. We prove that the spectrum of HH contains a semiaxis and there is a family of generalized eigenfunctions at every point of this semiaxis with the following properties. First, the eigenfunctions are close to plane waves eik,xe^{i\langle \vec k,\vec x\rangle } at the high energy region. Second, the isoenergetic curves in the space of momenta k\vec k corresponding to these eigenfunctions have a form of slightly distorted circles with holes (Cantor type structure). Third, the spectrum corresponding to the eigenfunctions (the semiaxis) is absolutely continuous.

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@article{arxiv.1008.4632,
  title  = {Spectral properties of a limit-periodic Schr\"odinger operator in dimension two},
  author = {Yulia Karpeshina and Young-Ran Lee},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1008.4632},
  year   = {2010}
}

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89 pages, 6 figures