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We consider a bounded linear operator $T$ on a complex Banach space $X$ and show that its spectral radius $r(T)$ satisfies $r(T) < 1$ if all sequences $(< x',T^nx>)_{n \in \mathbb{N}_0}$ ($x \in X$, $x' \in X'$) are, up to a certain…

Let $T:H_1\rightarrow H_2$ be a bounded linear operator defined between complex Hilbert spaces $H_1$ and $H_2$. We say $T$ to be \textit{minimum attaining} if there exists a unit vector $x\in H_1$ such that $\|Tx\|=m(T)$, where…

While topology can impose obstructions to exponentially localized Wannier functions, certain topological insulators are exempt from such Wannier obstructions. The absence of the Wannier obstructions can further accompany topological…

We study the spectral types of the families of discrete one-dimensional Schr\"odinger operators $\{H_\omega\}_{\omega\in\Omega}$, where the potential of each $H_\omega$ is given by $V_\omega(n)=f(T^n\omega)$ for $n\in\mathbb{Z}$, $T$ is an…

We provide an abstract framework for a Logvinenko-Sereda type theorem, where the classical compactness assumption on the support of the Fourier transform is replaced by the assumption that the functions under consideration belong to a…

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Flat-space physics is highly constrained by basic principles such as Lorentz invariance, locality, unitarity and causality. This is neatly seen in the structure of scattering amplitudes. For processes occurring in an expanding background we…

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For a bounded function $\varphi$ on the unit circle $\mathbb T$, let $T_\varphi$ be the associated Toeplitz operator on the Hardy space $H^2$. Assume that the kernel $$K_2(\varphi):=\{f\in H^2:\,T_\varphi f=0\}$$ is nontrivial. Given a…

The purpose of this paper is to study frames for a Hilbert space ${\cal H},$ having the form $\{T^n \varphi\}_{n=0}^\infty$ for some $\varphi \in {\cal H}$ and an operator $T: {\cal H} \to {\cal H}.$ We characterize the frames that have…

The electronic structure of solids can routinely be calculated by standard methods like density functional theory. However, in complicated situations like interfaces, grain boundaries or contact geometries one needs to resort to more…

For a topological space $X$ a topological contraction on $X$ is a closed mapping $f:X\to X$ such that for every open cover of $X$ there is a positive integer $n$ such that the image of the space $X$ via the $n$th iteration of $f$ is a…

We establish a first-principles theory of vacuum Wannier functions unifying tight-binding and nearly-free-electron descriptions across solid-vacuum interfaces. Analytic solutions for canonical Wannier functions in arbitrary dimension and…

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