Abstract
Trace maps for products of transfer matrices prove to be an important tool in the investigation of electronic spectra and wave functions of one-dimensional quasiperiodic systems. These systems belong to a general class of substitution sequences. In this work we review the various stages of development in constructing trace maps for products of (2 × 2) matrices generated by arbitrary substitution sequences. The dimension of the underlying space of the trace map obtained by means of this construction is the minimal possible, namely 3r - 3 for an alphabet of size r ≥ 2. In conclusion, we describe some results from the spectral theory of discrete Schrödinger operators with substitution potentials.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 3525-3542 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| Journal | International Journal of Modern Physics B |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue number | 30 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 10 Dec 1997 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
- Condensed Matter Physics