Uniqueness conjecture for the minimizer of the ground-state energy

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Let λ0(α)\lambda_0(\alpha) be the ground state energy of the operator defined in the paper, and let ν^\hat{\nu} be its minimum value. A minimizer is a point αmin⁡∈R\alpha_{\rm \min}\in\mathbb{R} satisfying λ0(αmin⁡)=ν^\lambda_0(\alpha_{\rm \min})=\hat{\nu}. Uniqueness conjecture. There exists a unique αmin⁡∈R\alpha_{\rm \min}\in\mathbb{R} such that

λ0(αmin⁡)=ν^.\lambda_0(\alpha_{\rm \min})=\hat{\nu}.

The source presents this as an additional condition intended to yield a lower bound on the splitting between the two lowest eigenvalues of the magnetic Schrödinger operator. No resolution is stated.

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B. Helffer and Y. A. Kordyukov, “Spectral gaps for periodic Schrödinger operators with hypersurface magnetic wells: Analysis near the bottom”, arXiv:0812.4350 (2008).

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