A review of recent work on almost periodic differential and difference operators (Q795204)

The author discusses recent work on almost periodic differential and difference operators, especially the one-dimensional Schrödinger equation \(Ly\equiv(-d^ 2/dx^ 2+q(x))y=\lambda y\) and its finite- difference analogue \(Lu(n)\equiv u(n+1)+u(n-1)+V(n)u(n)=\lambda u(n),\) \(n\in {\mathbb{Z}}\), q and V real and almost periodic, \(\lambda\) complex. A wider class of random differential and difference operators is also considered. This paper presents new and instructive ideas, examples and results, it covers many new recent papers in the field, and considers mainly the following features of the operators L: nature of the spectrum, rotation number, integrated density of states, and Lyapunov number.