Discrete Spectrum of Quantum Hall Effect Hamiltonians I. Monotone Edge Potential

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2010-08-30

arxiv.org/abs/1008.5182v1

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Mathematical Physics

32 pages

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We consider the unperturbed operator $H_0 : = (-i \nabla - A)^2 + W$, self-adjoint in $L^2(\R^2)$. Here $A$ is a magnetic potential which generates a constant magnetic field $b>0$, and the edge potential $W$ is a non-decreasing non constant bounded function depending only on the first coordinate $x \in \R$ of $(x,y) \in \R^2$. Then the spectrum of $H_0$ has a band structure and is absolutely continuous; moreover, the assumption $\lim_{x \to \infty}(W(x) - W(-x)) < 2b$ implies the existence of infinitely many spectral gaps for $H_0$. We consider the perturbed operators $H_{\pm} = H_0 \pm V$ where the electric potential $V \in L^{\infty}(\R^2)$ is non-negative and decays at infinity. We investigate the asymptotic distribution of the discrete spectrum of $H_\pm$ in the spectral gaps of $H_0$. We introduce an effective Hamiltonian which governs the main asymptotic term; this Hamiltonian involves a pseudo-differential operator with generalized anti-Wick symbol equal to $V$. Further, we restrict our attention on perturbations $V$ of compact support and constant sign. We establish a geometric condition on the support of $V$ which guarantees the finiteness of the eigenvalues of $H_{\pm}$ in any spectral gap of $H_0$. In the case where this condition is violated, we show that, generically, the convergence of the infinite series of eigenvalues of $H_+$ (resp. $H_-$) to the left (resp. right) edge of a given spectral gap, is Gaussian.

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