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On the spectra of carbon nano-structures. (English) Zbl 1145.81032

Summary: An explicit derivation of dispersion relations and spectra for periodic Schrödinger operators on carbon nano-structures (including graphene and all types of single-wall nano-tubes) is provided.

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81Q10 Selfadjoint operator theory in quantum theory, including spectral analysis
81Q99 General mathematical topics and methods in quantum theory
81U30 Dispersion theory, dispersion relations arising in quantum theory
34L40 Particular ordinary differential operators (Dirac, one-dimensional Schrödinger, etc.)
82D20 Statistical mechanics of solids
82D99 Applications of statistical mechanics to specific types of physical systems
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