Generic structure conjecture for spectral edges of periodic operators
Generic structure conjecture for spectral edges of periodic operators
Let denote the band functions of a periodic operator, and consider their extrema with respect to the quasimomentum . A property is called generic when it holds for potentials and other free parameters outside the exceptional choices.
Generic spectral-edge conjecture. Generically, the extrema of band functions are attained by a single band, are isolated, and are non-degenerate, meaning that their Hessians are non-degenerate.
Equivalently, near a generic spectral edge the dispersion relation should have a single parabolic shape, resembling the dispersion relation at the bottom of the spectrum of . The source notes that each of the listed complications can occur, but presents their generic absence as an unresolved general belief.
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Primary source
Peter Kuchment, “An overview of periodic elliptic operators”, arXiv:1510.00971 (2016).
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