An SU(2) Analog of the Azbel--Hofstadter Hamiltonian

dc.creatorFloratos, E. G.
dc.creatorNicolis, S.
dc.date1995-08-22
dc.date1998-02-23
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dc.descriptionMotivated by recent findings due to Wiegmann and Zabrodin, Faddeev and Kashaev concerning the appearence of the quantum U_q(sl(2)) symmetry in the problem of a Bloch electron on a two-dimensional magnetic lattice, we introduce a modification of the tight binding Azbel--Hofstadter Hamiltonian that is a specific spin-S Euler top and can be considered as its ``classical'' analog. The eigenvalue problem for the proposed model, in the coherent state representation, is described by the S-gap Lamé equation and, thus, is completely solvable. We observe a striking similarity between the shapes of the spectra of the two models for various values of the spin S.
dc.description19 pages, LaTeX, 4 PostScript figures. Relation between Cartan and Cartesian deformation of SU(2) and numerical results added. Final version as will appear in J. Phys. A: Math. Gen
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9508111
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9508111
dc.identifierJ.Phys.A31:3961-3975,1998
dc.identifierdoi:10.1088/0305-4470/31/17/007
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/187160
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Theory
dc.subjectCondensed Matter
dc.subjectExactly Solvable and Integrable Systems
dc.titleAn SU(2) Analog of the Azbel--Hofstadter Hamiltonian
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