Lifshits tails for randomly twisted quantum waveguides

Abstract

We consider the Dirichlet Laplacian $H_γ$ on a 3D twisted waveguide with random Anderson-type twisting $γ$. We introduce the integrated density of states $N_γ$ for the operator $H_γ$, and investigate the Lifshits tails of $N_γ$, i.e. the asymptotic behavior of $N_γ(E)$ as $E \downarrow \inf {\rm supp}\, dN_γ$. In particular, we study the dependence of the Lifshits exponent on the decay rate of the single-site twisting at infinity.

18 pages, introduction modified, typos corrected