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Uniform positivity of Lyapunov exponent for a class of smooth Schrödinger cocycles with weak Liouville frequencies

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We prove uniform positivity of the Lyapunov exponent for quasiperiodic Schrödinger cocycles with C 2 cos-type potentials, large coupling constants, and fixed weak Liouville frequencies.

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  1. Department of Mathematics, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, China

    Jinhao Liang

  2. Department of Applied Mathematics, Chiao Tung University, 30010, Hsinchu, Taiwan, China

    Po-Jen Kung

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Liang, J., Kung, PJ. Uniform positivity of Lyapunov exponent for a class of smooth Schrödinger cocycles with weak Liouville frequencies. Front. Math. China 12, 607–639 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11464-017-0619-2

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