Discrete Bethe--Sommerfeld Conjecture for Triangular, Square, and Hexagonal Lattices

2018/06/06 by Fillman, Jake, Han, Rui · 1 citation
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paper · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1806.01988

Abstract

We study discrete Schrödinger operators on the graphs corresponding to the triangular lattice, the hexagonal lattice, and the square lattice with next-nearest neighbor interactions. For each of these lattice geometries, we analyze the behavior of small periodic potentials. In particular, we provide sharp bounds on the number of gaps that may perturbatively open, we describe sharp arithmetic criteria on the periods that ensure that no gaps open, and we characterize those energies at which gaps may open in the perturbative regime. In all three cases, we provide examples that open the maximal number of gaps and estimate the scaling behavior of the gap lengths as the coupling constant goes to zero.

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