Spectral theory of random Schrödinger operators : a genetic introduction. Lecture notes in mathematics ; Vol. 1498

Lang, Reinhard,

ISBN 10: 3540549757 / ISBN 13: 9783540549758

Published by Berlin ; Heidelberg ; New York ; London ; Paris ; Tokyo ; Hong Kong ; Barcelona ; Budapest : Springer, 1991

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125 pages : graph. Darst. Ex-Library book in good condition. 9783540549758 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 330.

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• Title: Spectral theory of random Schrödinger operators : a genetic introduction. Lecture notes in mathematics ; Vol. 1498
• Publisher: Berlin ; Heidelberg ; New York ; London ; Paris ; Tokyo ; Hong Kong ; Barcelona ; Budapest : Springer
• Publication Date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3540549757
• ISBN 13: 9783540549758
• Binding: Soft cover
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Synopsis

The interplay between the spectral theory of Schr|dinger operators and probabilistic considerations forms the main theme of these notes, written for the non-specialist reader and intended to provide a brief and elementaryintroduction to this field. An attempt is made to show basic ideas in statu nascendi and to follow their evaluation from simple beginnings through to more advanced results. The term "genetic" in the title refers to this proceedure. The author concentrates on 2 topics which, in the history of the subject, have been of major conceptual importance - on the one hand the Laplacian is a random medium and the left end of its spectrum (leading to large deviation problems for Brownian motion and the link to thenotion of entropy) and on the other, Schr|dinger operators with general ergodic potentials in one-dimensional space. Ideas and concepts are explained in the simplest, possible setting and by means of a few characteristic problems with heuristic arguments preceding rigorous proofs.