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The Ten Martini Problem

Dynamical Systems 2015-06-26 v1 Mathematical Physics math.MP Spectral Theory

Abstract

We prove the conjecture (known as the ``Ten Martini Problem'' after Kac and Simon) that the spectrum of the almost Mathieu operator is a Cantor set for all non-zero values of the coupling and all irrational frequencies.

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@article{arxiv.math/0503363,
  title  = {The Ten Martini Problem},
  author = {Artur Avila and Svetlana Jitomirskaya},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0503363},
  year   = {2015}
}

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31 pages, no figures