Zeroes of the spectral density of discrete Schrödinger operator with Wigner-von Neumann potential

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Abstract: We consider a discrete Schroedinger operator whose potential is the sum of a Wigner-von Neumann term and a summable term. The essential spectrum of this operator equals to the interval [-2,2]. Inside this interval, there are two critical points where eigenvalues may be situated. We prove that, generically, the spectral density of the operator has zeroes of the power type at these points.


The author considers a Jacobi (tri-diagonal) matrix \[ J=\left(\begin{matrix} b_1 & 1 & 0 & \dots\\ 1 & b_2 & 1 & \dots\\ 0 & 1 & b_3 & \dots\\ \dots & \dots & \dots & \dots \end{matrix}\right) \] whose potential is the sum of a Wigner-von Neumann term and a summable term. Namely, the diagonal entries of \(J\) are given by \[ b_n=\frac{c\, \sin(2\omega n+\delta)}{n}+q_n\in\mathbb{R},\quad n\in\mathbb{N}, \] where \(c\neq 0\), \(\omega\notin \frac{\pi \mathbb{Z}}{2}\), and \(\{q_n\}_{n=1}^\infty\in l^1\). The essential spectrum of \(J\) coincides with the interval \([-2,2]\), \(\sigma_{\text{ess}}(J)=[-2,2]\). Moreover, \(\sigma_{\text{ac}}(J)=[-2,2]\) since \(\{b_n\}_{n=1}^\infty \in l^2\). If \(c=0\), i.e., \(\{b_n\}_{n=1}^\infty \in l^1\), then the spectrum on \((-2,2)\) is purely absolutely continuous. It is known that the presence (\(c\neq 0\)) of the Wigner-von Neumann potential with frequency \(\omega\) produces two critical (resonance) points \(2\cos\omega\) and \(-2\cos\omega\). The spectrum of \(J\) on the rest of the interval \((-2,2)\) is purely absolutely continuous. The main focus in the paper under review is on the behavior of the spectral density \(\rho'(\lambda)\) of \(J\) near the critical points \(\nu_{cr}\in \{-2\cos\omega, 2\cos\omega\}\). Namely, the author proves the existence of one-sided limits \[ \lim_{\lambda\to \nu_{cr}\pm0}\frac{\rho'(\lambda)}{|\lambda-\nu_{cr} |^\alpha},\qquad \alpha:=\frac{|c|}{2|\sin\omega|}, \] whenever \(\nu_{cr}\) is neither an eigenvalue of \(J\) nor a half-bound state. The proof relies on two main ingredients: the Weyl-Titchmarsh type formula from [\textit{J. Janas} and \textit{S. Simonov}, Stud. Math. 201, No. 2, 167--189 (2010; Zbl 1205.47029)] and the analysis of solutions of a certain model discrete linear system taken from [\textit{S. Naboko} and \textit{S. Simonov}, Math. Proc. Camb. Philos. Soc. 153, No. 1, 33--58 (2012; Zbl 1257.34072)].



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