Spectral-band conjecture for the one-dimensional Bernoulli displacement model

Consider the one-dimensional Bernoulli displacement model with coupling parameter λ\lambda, almost-sure spectrum Σλ\Sigma_{\lambda}, and operators hω,λh_{\omega,\lambda}. Let ω\omega^{\ast} be the distinguished displacement configuration appearing in the model, and let ω1\omega^1 be the displacement configuration defined by

ωk1=1for all kZ.\omega^1_k=1\quad\text{for all }k\in\mathbb Z.

Spectral-band conjecture. For every λ0\lambda\neq 0,

Σλ=σ(hω,λ)σ(hω1,λ).\Sigma_{\lambda}=\sigma(h_{\omega^{\ast},\lambda})\cup\sigma(h_{\omega^1,\lambda}).

If true, this would give the proposed description of the spectrum for all nonzero coupling parameters; in particular, for λ>2|\lambda|>2 it would imply the band structure discussed in the surrounding remarks. The claim is presented as conjectural and is supported by numerical evidence for values such as λ=3\lambda=3.

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Primary source

Roger Nichols and Günter Stolz, “Spectral Properties of the Discrete Random Displacement Model”, arXiv:1008.1266 (2010).

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