The numerical spectrum of a one-dimensional Schrödinger operator with two competing periodic potentials

Communications in Mathematical Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 485-493

  Gosse, Laurent ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Impurity band; Metallic impurity conduction; Quasi Bloch wave; Quasi periodic potential

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547167478     PISSN: 15396746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4310/CMS.2007.v5.n2.a13     Document Type: Article

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