Asymptotic estimates for the spectral gaps of the Schrödinger operators with periodic \(\delta'\)-interactions (Q2454938)

The operator \[ H:=-\frac{d^2}{dx^2}+\sum_{l=-\infty}^{\infty} (\beta_1\delta'(x-2\pi l)+\beta_2\delta'(x-\kappa -2\pi l)) \] in \(L^2(\mathbb{R})\), is studied where \(\beta_1, \beta_2 \in \mathbb{R}\backslash \{0\}\) and \(\kappa/\pi\in \mathbb{Q}\). This is a special case of a Sturm-Liouville operator on \(\mathbb{R}\) with an infinite number of transfer conditions (an exceptionally difficult problem). The components of the set \(\mathbb{R}\backslash \sigma(H)\) are called the spectral gaps of \(H\), and can be labelled \(G_0,G_1,\dots\), where \(G_0\) is of the form \((-\infty,\gamma)\) for some \(\gamma\in\mathbb{R}\) and, for \(r\in\mathbb{N}\), if \(a\in G_r, b\in G_{r+1}\) then \(a<b\). Detailed asymptotics are given for the length of \(G_r\) as \(r\to \infty\).