Almost Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors of Almost Mathieu Operators
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The almost Mathieu operator is the discrete Schrödinger operator Hα,β,θ on `2(Z) defined via (Hα,β,θf)(k) = f(k+1)+f(k−1)+β cos(2παk+θ)f(k). We derive explicit estimates for the eigenvalues at the edge of the spectrum of the finite-dimensional almost Mathieu operator H α,β,θ. We furthermore show that the (properly rescaled) m-th Hermite function φm is an approximate eigenvector of H α,β,θ, and that it satisfies the same properties that characterize the true eigenvector associated to the m-th largest eigenvalue of H α,β,θ. Moreover, a properly translated and modulated version of φm is also an approximate eigenvector of H (n) α,β,θ, and it satisfies the properties that characterize the true eigenvector associated to the m-th largest (in modulus) negative eigenvalue. The results hold at the edge of the spectrum, for any choice of θ and under very mild conditions on α and β. We also give precise estimates for the size of the “edge”, and extend some of our results to Hα,β,θ. The ingredients for our proofs comprise Taylor expansions, basic time-frequency analysis, Sturm sequences, and perturbation theory for eigenvalues and eigenvectors. Numerical simulations demonstrate the tight fit of the theoretical estimates.
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