Physics – Mathematical Physics
Scientific paper
2002-10-23
J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 36 (2003) 4081-4090
Physics
Mathematical Physics
Revised text and new proposition added, relating counting function of exponents to winding numbers of eigenvalues. To appear o
Scientific paper
10.1088/0305-4470/36/14/311
I consider a general block tridiagonal matrix and the corresponding transfer matrix. By allowing for a complex Bloch parameter in the boundary conditions, the two matrices are related by a spectral duality. As a consequence, I derive some analytic properties of the exponents of the transfer matrix in terms of the eigenvalues of the (non-Hermitian) block matrix. Some of them are the single-matrix analogue of results holding for Lyapunov exponents of an ensemble of block matrices, which occur in models of transport. The counting function of exponents is related to winding numbers of eigenvalues. I discuss some implications of duality on the distribution (real bands and complex arcs) and the dynamics of eigenvalues.
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