Trace formulas and Borg-type theorems for matrix-valued Jacobi and Dirac finite difference operators

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Abstract: Borg-type uniqueness theorems for matrix-valued Jacobi operators H and supersymmetric Dirac difference operators D are proved. More precisely, assuming reflectionless matrix coefficients A, B in the self-adjoint Jacobi operator H=AS^+ + A^-S^- + B (with S^pm the right/left shift operators on the lattice Z) and the spectrum of H to be a compact interval [E_-,E_+], E_- < E_+, we prove that A and B are certain multiples of the identity matrix. An analogous result which, however, displays a certain novel nonuniqueness feature, is proved for supersymmetric self-adjoint Dirac difference operators D with spectrum given by [-E_+^{1/2},-E_-^{1/2}] cup [E_-^{1/2},E_+^{1/2}], 0 leq E_- < E_+.


The authors prove Borg-type uniquness theorems for matrix-valued Jacobi operators \(H\) and supersymmetric Dirac difference operators \(D\). They assume reflectionless matrix coefficients \(A,B\) in the self-adjoint Jacobi operator \(H=AS^{+}+A^{-}S^{-}+B\) (with \(S^{\pm }\) the right /left shift operators on the lattice \(Z\)) and the spectrum of \(H\) to be a compact interval \([E_{-},E_{+}],E_{-}<E_{+},\) and prove that \(A\) and \(B\) are certain multiples of the identity matrix. An analogous result which, however, displays a certain novel nonuniqueness feature, is proved for supersymmetric self-adjoint Dirac difference operators \(D\) with spectrum given by \([-E_{+}^{\frac{1}{2}},-E_{-}^{\frac{1}{2}}]\cup [E_{-}^{\frac{1}{2}},E_{+}^{\frac{1}{2}}],0\leq E_{-}<E_{+}.\) The authors' approach is based on trace formulas and matrix-valued (exponential) Herlots representation theorems. As a by-product of their techniques the authors obtain the extension of Flaschka's Borg-type result for periodic Jacobi operators to the class of reflectionless matrix-valued Jacobi operators.



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