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For a scattering problem of tight-binding Bloch electrons by a weak random surface potential, a generalized Levinson theorem is put forward showing the equality of the total density of surface states and the density of the total time delay. The proof uses explicit formulas for the wave operators in the new rescaled energy and interaction representation, as well as an index theorem for adequate associated operator algebras.
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Schulz-Baldes, H. The Density of Surface States as the Total Time Delay. Lett Math Phys 106, 485–507 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11005-016-0825-y
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