The landscape law for the integrated density of states (Q822720)

Assume that $\Omega$ is a cube in ${\mathbb R}^d$ of sidelength $R_0\in {\mathbb N}$, $0\leq V\in L^\infty(\Omega)$. The authors investigate the (normalized) integrated density of states $N$ of the Schrödinger operator $L=-\Delta + V$ with periodic boundary conditions on $\partial\Omega$, i.e., $$N(\mu):=\frac{1}{|\Omega|}\times \left\{\mbox{the number of eigenvalues }\lambda\text{ such that } \lambda \leq \mu\right\}.$$ The authors present new \textit{non-asymptotic} estimates from above and below for the integrated density of states without restrictions on the underlying potential. \par Let $u$ be the localization landscape (a solution to the equation $Lu=1$). Define $$N_u(\mu):=\frac{1}{|\Omega|}\times \left\{\mbox{the number of cubes } Q\in \{Q\}_{\kappa\,\mu^{-1/2}} \mbox{ such that } \min_Q \frac 1u \leq \mu\right\},$$ where $1\leq \kappa<2$ (depending on $\mu$) is the smallest number such that $R_0$ is an integer multiple of $\kappa \mu^{-1/2}$. The main result of the paper under review is the following \textit{Landscape law} $$C_1 \alpha^{d} N_u (C_2 \alpha^{d+2} \mu) - C_3N_u (C_2 \alpha^{d+4} \mu) \leq N(\mu) \leq N_u (C_4 \mu), \quad\forall \alpha<2^{-4},\forall \mu>0,$$ where the constants $C_i$, $i=1,\dots,4,$ depend on the dimension only. \par If, $u^2$ is a doubling weight at relatively small scales, the Landscape law is proved in a stronger form without the polynomial correction in the estimate from below: $$N_u (C'_2 \,\mu) \leq N(\mu) \leq N_u (C_4\, \mu), \ \forall \mu>0.$$ In the second part of the paper, the authors consider Anderson-type potentials (a subclass of disordered potentials where $V$ is, for instance, a linear combination of bumps with random amplitudes). In this case the doubling condition fails, but it is proved that $N_u(\mu)$ has exponential growth as $\mu \to 0$, and hence the Landscape law is valid in a stronger form (because the exponential behavior suppresses polynomial corrections).