Localization for alloy-type models with non-monotone potentials

arXiv1211.3891MaRDI QIDQ6237216FDOQ6237216

M. Tautenhahn

Publication date: 16 November 2012

Abstract: We consider a family of self-adjoint operators [H_omega = - Delta + lambda V_omega, quad omega in Omega = �igtimes_{k in �Z^d} RR,] on the Hilbert space $$ or $L^2(R{R}^d)$. Here $Delta$ denotes the Laplace operator (discrete or continuous), $V_{o}mega$ is a multiplication operator given by the function ${\displaystyle }$V_omega (x) = sum_{k in �Z^d} omega_k u(x-k) on $$, or quad V_omega (x) = sum_{k in �Z^d} omega_k U(x-k) on $R{R}^d$,${\displaystyle }$ and $lambda>0$ is a real parameter modeling the strength of the disorder present in the model. The functions $$ and $U:R{R}^{d}oRR$ are called single-site potential. Moreover, there is a probability measure $PP$ on $Omega$ modeling the distribution of the individual configurations $omegainOmega$. The measure $$ is a product measure where $mu$ is some probability measure on $RR$ satisfying certain regularity assumptions. The operator on $L^2(R{R}^d)$ is called alloy-type model, and its analogue on $$ discrete alloy-type model. This thesis refines the methods of multiscale analysis and fractional moments in the case where the single-site potential is allowed to change its sign. In particular, we develop the fractional moment method and prove exponential localization for the discrete alloy-type model in the case where the support of $u$ is finite and $u$ has fixed sign at the boundary of its support. We also prove a Wegner estimate for the discrete alloy-type model in the case of exponentially decaying but not necessarily finitely supported single-site potentials. This Wegner estimate is applicable for a proof of localization via multiscale analysis.

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