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Simon's Problem 2: pure-point spectrum for the two-dimensional Anderson model at every disorder

For each fixed h>0h>0, the operator Hv=Δ+vH_v=\Delta+v on ℓ2(Z2)\ell^2(\mathbb{Z}^2) with iid vxv_x uniform on [−h,h][-h,h] almost surely has pure-point spectral type with a complete orthonormal eigenbasis, spectrum [−4−h,4+h][-4-h,4+h] and dense eigenvalues. The null set may depend on hh. Not shown: one event for all hh, bounds uniform in energy, exponential decay of eigenfunctions, dynamical localization, or other single-site laws such as Bernoulli.

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mathematical-physicsSep 23, 2026Significance 55/100Registry: unreviewed

Simon's Problem 2: pure-point spectrum for the two-dimensional Anderson model at every disorder

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For each fixed h>0h>0, the operator Hv=Δ+vH_v=\Delta+v on ℓ2(Z2)\ell^2(\mathbb{Z}^2) with iid vxv_x uniform on [−h,h][-h,h] almost surely has pure-point spectral type with a complete orthonormal eigenbasis, spectrum [−4−h,4+h][-4-h,4+h] and dense eigenvalues. The null set may depend on hh. Not shown: one event for all hh, bounds uniform in energy, exponential decay of eigenfunctions, dynamical localization, or other single-site laws s…

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For each fixed h>0h>0, the operator Hv=Δ+vH_v=\Delta+v on ℓ2(Z2)\ell^2(\mathbb{Z}^2) with iid vxv_x uniform on [−h,h][-h,h] almost surely has pure-point spectral type with a complete orthonormal eigenbasis, spectrum [−4−h,4+h][-4-h,4+h] and dense eigenvalues. The null set may depend on hh. Not shown: one event for all hh, bounds uniform in energy, exponential decay of eigenfunctions, dynamical localization, or other single-site laws such as Bernoulli.

For each fixed h>0h>0, the operator Hv=Δ+vH_v=\Delta+v on ℓ2(Z2)\ell^2(\mathbb{Z}^2) with iid vxv_x uniform on [−h,h][-h,h] almost surely has pure-point spectral type with a complete orthonormal eigenbasis, spectrum [−4−h,4+h][-4-h,4+h] and dense eigenvalues. The null set may depend on hh. Not shown: one event for all hh, bounds uniform in energy, exponential decay of eigenfunctions, dynamical localization, or other single-site laws such as Bernoulli.

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