On the Spectra of Real and Complex Lamé Operators

William A. Haese-Hill ; Martin A. Hallnäs ; Alexander P. Veselov

Symmetry, integrability and geometry: methods and applications, Tome 13 (2017)

Résumé

We study Lamé operators of the form \begin{gather*} L = -\frac{d^2}{dx^2} + m(m+1)\omega^2\wp(\omega x+z_0), \end{gather*} with $m\in\mathbb{N}$ and $\omega$ a half-period of $\wp(z)$. For rectangular period lattices, we can choose $\omega$ and $z_0$ such that the potential is real, periodic and regular. It is known after Ince that the spectrum of the corresponding Lamé operator has a band structure with not more than $m$ gaps. In the first part of the paper, we prove that the opened gaps are precisely the first $m$ ones. In the second part, we study the Lamé spectrum for a generic period lattice when the potential is complex-valued. We concentrate on the $m=1$ case, when the spectrum consists of two regular analytic arcs, one of which extends to infinity, and briefly discuss the $m=2$ case, paying particular attention to the rhombic lattices.

Détail

Keywords: Lamé operators; finite-gap operators; spectral theory; non-self-adjoint operators.

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