Quantization conditions of eigenvalues for semiclassical Zakharov-Shabat systems on the circle (Q1661143)

The paper deals with the eigenvalue problem \(P(h)u=\lambda u\) for the Zakharov-Shabat operator \[ P(h)=\begin{pmatrix} -h D_x&iV(x)\\iV(x)&h D_x\end{pmatrix},\,\,\,D_x=-i\partial / \partial x, \] where \(u\) is a column vector, \(h\) is a small positive parameter, \(\lambda\) is a spectral parameter and \(V\) is a real valued analytic function on \(\mathbb{S}^1=\mathbb{R}/2\pi\mathbb{Z}\). By using the exact WKB method and structure formulas for the transition matrices, the authors describe the asymptotic distribution of eigenvalues of \(P(h)\) and present quantization conditions for the characterization of the eigenvalues in some small complex neighborhoods.