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Pablo Miranda

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arXiv2026

The Landau-Dirac operator with shell interactions: self-adjointness and clustering

We consider the two-dimensional Dirac operator with constant magnetic field that is perturbed by a combination of electrostatic and Lorentz-scalar delta interactions with variable coefficients supported on a smooth closed curve. Self-adjointness is studied in the so called non critical and critical cases. In the non-critical case the essential spectrum is unchanged - it remains to be the set of the Landau-Dirac levels, the eigenvalues of infinite multiplicity of the unperturbed operator - while in the critical case an additional interval of essential spectrum emerges in the spectral gap containing zero. Our main result concerns the discrete spectrum in the non-critical case: using the pseudodifferential properties of the involved boundary integral operators, we show that the eigenvalues accumulate at each Landau-Dirac level at a rate governed by the logarithmic capacity of the curve. A novel and surprising phenomenon is the change in the side of the accumulation depending on the position relative to the critical value. As a byproduct, clusters of eigenvalues for a family of exterior boundary value problems are obtained via confining couplings; the infinite-mass boundary condition arises as a special case.

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arXiv2024

Eigenvalue Asymptotics near a flat band in presence of a slowly decaying potential

We provide eigenvalue asymptotics for a Dirac-type operator on $\mathbb Z^n$, $n\geq 2$, perturbed by multiplication operators that decay as $|\mu|^{-\gamma}$ with $\gamma<n$. We show that the eigenvalues accumulate near the value of the flat band at a ''semiclassical'' rate with a constant that encodes the structure of the flat band. Similarly, we show that this behaviour can be obtained also for a Laplace operator on a periodic graph.

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arXiv2024

Spectrum of the perturbed Landau-Dirac operator

In this article, we consider the Dirac operator with constant magnetic field in $\mathbb R^2$. Its spectrum consists of eigenvalues of infinite multiplicities, known as the Landau-Dirac levels. Under compactly supported perturbations, we study the distribution of the discrete eigenvalues near each Landau-Dirac level. Similarly to the Landau (Schr\"odinger) operator, we demonstrate that a three-terms asymptotic formula holds for the eigenvalue counting function. One of the main novelties of this work is the treatment of some perturbations of variable sign. In this context we explore some remarkable phenomena related to the finiteness or infiniteness of the discrete eigenvalues, which depend on the interplay of the different terms in the matrix perturbation.

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arXiv2023

Continuum limit for a discrete Hodge-Dirac operator on square lattices

We study the continuum limit for Dirac-Hodge operators defined on the $n$ dimensional square lattice $h\mathbb{Z}^n$ as $h$ goes to $0$. This result extends to a first order discrete differential operator the known convergence of discrete Schr\"odinger operators to their continuous counterpart. To be able to define such a discrete analog, we start by defining an alternative framework for a higher-dimensional discrete differential calculus. We believe that this framework, that generalize the standard one defined on simplicial complexes, could be of independent interest. We then express our operator as a differential operator acting on discrete forms to finally be able to show the limit to the continuous Dirac-Hodge operator.

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arXiv2022

Spectral Asymptotics at Thresholds for a Dirac-type Operator on $\mathbb{Z}^2$

In this article, we provide the spectral analysis of a Dirac-type operator on $\mathbb{Z}^2$ by describing the behavior of the spectral shift function associated with a sign-definite trace-class perturbation by a multiplication operator. We prove that it remains bounded outside a single threshold and obtain its main asymptotic term in the unbounded case. Interestingly, we show that the constant in the main asymptotic term encodes the interaction between a flat band and whole non-constant bands. The strategy used is the reduction of the spectral shift function to the eigenvalue counting function of some compact operator which can be studied as a toroidal pseudo-differential operator.

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arXiv2022

Clusters of resonances for a non-selfadjoint multichannel discrete Schr\"odinger operator

We study the distribution of resonances for discrete Hamiltonians of the form $H_0+V$ near the thresholds of the spectrum of $H_0$. Here, the unperturbed operator $H_0$ is a multichannel Laplace type operator on $\ell^2(\mathbb Z; \mathbb C^N) \cong \ell^2(\mathbb Z)\otimes \mathbb C^N$ and $V$ is a non-selfadjoint compact perturbation. We compute the exact number of resonances and give a precise description on their location in clusters around some special points in the complex plane.

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arXiv2019

Eigenvalue and Resonance Asymptotics in perturbed periodically twisted tubes: Twisting versus Bending

We consider the Dirichlet Laplacian in a three-dimensional waveguide that is a small deformation of a periodically twisted tube. The deformation is given by a bending and an additional twisting of the tube, both parametrized by a coupling constant $\delta$. We expand the resolvent of the perturbed operator near the bottom of its essential spectrum and we show the existence of exactly one resonance, in the asymptotic regime of $\delta$ small. We are able to perform the asymptotic expansion of the resonance in $\delta$, which in particular permits us to give a quantitative geometric criterion for the existence of a discrete eigenvalue below the essential spectrum. In the particular case of perturbations of straight tubes, we are able to show the existence of resonances not only near the bottom of the essential spectrum but near each threshold in the spectrum. We also obtain the asymptotic behavior of the resonances in this situation, which is generically different from the first case.

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arXiv2018

Band functions of Iwatsuka models : power-like and flat magnetic fields

In this note we consider the Iwatsuka model with a postive increasing magnetic field having finite limits. The associated magnetic Laplacian is fibred through partial Fourier transform, and, for large frequencies, the band functions tend to the Landau levels, which are thresholds in the spectrum. The asymptotics of the band functions is already known when the magnetic field converge polynomially to its limits. We complete this analysis by giving the asymptotics for a regular magnetic field which is constant at infinity, showing that the band functions converge now exponentially fast toward the thresholds. As an application, we give a control on the current of quantum states localized in energy near a threshold.

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arXiv2017

Resonances near Thresholds in slightly Twisted Waveguides

We consider the Dirichlet Laplacian in a straight three dimensional waveguide with non-rotationally invariant cross section, perturbed by a twisting of small amplitude. It is well known that such a perturbation does not create eigenvalues below the essential spectrum. However, around the bottom of the spectrum, we provide a meromorphic extension of the weighted resolvent of the perturbed operator, and show the existence of exactly one resonance near this point. Moreover, we obtain the asymptotic behavior of this resonance as the size of the twisting goes to 0. We also extend the analysis to the upper eigenvalues of the transversal problem, showing that the number of resonances is bounded by the multiplicity of the eigenvalue and obtaining the corresponding asymptotic behavior

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arXiv2017

Spectrum of the Iwatsuka Hamiltonian at thresholds

We consider the bi-dimensional Schr\"odinger operator with unidirectionally constant magnetic field, $H_0$, sometimes known as the "Iwatsuka Hamiltonian". This operator is analytically fibered, with band functions converging to finite limits at infinity. We first obtain the asymptotic behavior of the band functions and its derivatives. Using this results we give estimates on the current and on the localization of states whose energy value is close to a given \emph{threshold} in the spectrum of $H_0$. In addition, for a non-negative electric perturbation $V$ we study the spectral density of $H_0\pm V$ by considering the Spectral Shift Function associated to the operator pair $(H_0\pm V,H_0)$. We describe the continuity and boundedness properties of the spectral shift function, and we compute the asymptotic behavior at the thresholds, which are the only points where it can grows to infinity.

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arXiv2016

Threshold Singularities of the Spectral Shift Function for a Half-Plane Magnetic Hamiltonian

We consider the Schr\"odinger operator with constant magnetic field defined on the half-plane with a Dirichlet boundary condition, $H_0$, and a decaying electric perturbation $V$. We analyze the spectral density near the Landau levels, which are thresholds in the spectrum of $H_0,$ by studying the Spectral Shift Function (SSF) associated to the pair $(H_0+V,{H_0})$. For perturbations of a fixed sign, we estimate the SSF in terms of the eigenvalue counting function for certain compact operators. If the decay of $V$ is power-like, then using pseudodifferential analysis, we deduce that there are singularities at the thresholds and we obtain the corresponding asymptotic behavior of the SSF. Our technique gives also results for the Neumann boundary condition.

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arXiv2015

Eigenvalue Asymptotics for a Schr\"odinger Operator with Non-Constant Magnetic Field Along One Direction

We consider the discrete spectrum of the two-dimensional Hamiltonian $H=H_0+V$, where $H_0$ is a Schr\"odinger operator with a non-constant magnetic field $B$ that depends only on one of the spatial variables, and $V$ is an electric potential that decays at infinity. We study the accumulation rate of the eigenvalues of H in the gaps of its essential spectrum. First, under some general conditions on $B$ and $V$, we introduce effective Hamiltonians that govern the main asymptotic term of the eigenvalue counting function. Further, we use the effective Hamiltonians to find the asymptotic behavior of the eigenvalues in the case where the potential V is a power-like decaying function and in the case where it is a compactly supported function, showing a semiclassical behavior of the eigenvalues in the first case and a non-semiclassical behavior in the second one. We also provide a criterion for the finiteness of the number of eigenvalues in the gaps of the essential spectrum of $H$

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arXiv2012

Dirichlet and Neumann Eigenvalues for Half-Plane Magnetic Hamiltonians

Let $H_{0, D}$ (resp., $H_{0,N}$) be the Schroedinger operator in constant magnetic field on the half-plane with Dirichlet (resp., Neumann) boundary conditions, and let $H_\ell : = H_{0, \ell} - V$, $\ell =D,N$, where the scalar potential $V$ is non negative, bounded, does not vanish identically, and decays at infinity. We compare the distribution of the eigenvalues of $H_D$ and $H_N$ below the respective infima of the essential spectra. To this end, we construct effective Hamiltonians which govern the asymptotic behaviour of the discrete spectrum of $H_\ell$ near $\inf σ_{ess}(H_\ell) = \inf σ(H_{0,\ell})$, $\ell = D,N$. Applying these Hamiltonians, we show that $σ_{disc}(H_D)$ is infinite even if $V$ has a compact support, while $σ_{disc}(H_N)$ could be finite or infinite depending on the decay rate of $V$.

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arXiv2011

Discrete Spectrum of Quantum Hall Effect Hamiltonians II. Periodic Edge Potentials

We consider the unperturbed operator $H_0: = (-i \nabla - {\bf A})^2 + W$, self-adjoint in $L^2({\mathbb R}^2)$. Here ${\bf A}$ is a magnetic potential which generates a constant magnetic field $b>0$, and the edge potential $W = \bar{W}$ is a ${\mathcal T}$-periodic non constant bounded function depending only on the first coordinate $x \in {\mathbb R}$ of $(x,y) \in {\mathbb R}^2$. Then the spectrum $σ(H_0)$ of $H_0$ has a band structure, the band functions are $b {\mathcal T}$-periodic, and generically there are infinitely many open gaps in $σ(H_0)$. We establish explicit sufficient conditions which guarantee that a given band of $σ(H_0)$ has a positive length, and all the extremal points of the corresponding band function are non degenerate. Under these assumptions we consider the perturbed operators $H_{\pm} = H_0 \pm V$ where the electric potential $V \in L^{\infty}({\mathbb R}^2)$ 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 could be interpreted as a 1D Schroedinger operator with infinite-matrix-valued potential. Further, we restrict our attention on perturbations $V$ of compact support. We find that there are infinitely many discrete eigenvalues in any open gap in the spectrum of $σ(H_0)$, and the convergence of these eigenvalues to the corresponding spectral edge is asymptotically Gaussian.

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arXiv2010

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

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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