Abstract

We consider the difference between the two lowest eigenvalues (the fundamental gap) of a Schrödinger operator acting on a class of graphs. In particular, we derive tight bounds for the gap of Schrödinger operators with convex potentials acting on the path graph. Additionally, for the hypercube graph, we derive a tight bound for the gap of Schrödinger operators with convex potentials dependent only upon vertex Hamming weight. Our proof makes use of tools from the literature of the fundamental gap theorem as proved in the continuum combined with techniques unique to the discrete case. We prove the tight bound for the hypercube graph as a corollary to our path graph results.

Publication Details
Publication Type
Journal Article
Year of Publication
2014
Volume
55
Number of Pages
052104
DOI
10.1063/1.4878120
URL
http://arxiv.org/abs/1403.1473v1
Journal
Journal of Mathematical Physics
Contributors
Groups
Date Published
03/2014