Journal of Statistical Physics

, Volume 75, Issue 3–4, pp 627–641 | Cite as

On the leading term and the degree of the polynomial trace mapping associated with a substitution

  • Wen Zhi-Xiong
  • Wen Zhi-Ying
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Abstract

Using the trace mapping and the reduced trace mapping associated with a substitution, one obtaines the spectral properties of one-dimensional Schrödinger operators of the formH=−Δ+V onl2ℤ, where Δ is the discrete Laplacian andV is a diagonal operator with elements derived from a substitution rule. In particular, the reduced trace mapping is closely related to the leading term of the original trace mapping. In this paper, the explicit expression of the leading term is given and its properties are discussed.

Key Words

Trace maping substitution leading term 

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© Plenum Publishing Corporation 1994

Authors and Affiliations

  • Wen Zhi-Xiong
    • 1
    • 2
  • Wen Zhi-Ying
    • 1
  1. 1.Department of MathematicsWuhan UniversityWuhan, HubeiChina
  2. 2.MathématiquesUniversité de Paris-SudOrsay CedexFrance

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