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Explicit construction of Floquet-Bloch states from arbitrary solution bases of the Hill equation

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    Abstract

    For the Hill equation describing one-dimensional periodic systems, an explicit construction of Floquet-Bloch states from arbitrary pairs of linearly independent solutions is developed. Closed-form formulas map an arbitrary fundamental system to a Floquet-Bloch basis via the monodromy matrix, including the generic Jordan band-edge case, without reliance on canonically normalized solutions. An equivalent transfer-matrix formulation makes the residual representation freedom transparent and provides a practical framework for analytical and numerical studies of periodic systems.
    Original languageEnglish
    Article number145206
    Number of pages16
    JournalJournal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical
    Volume59
    Issue number14
    Early online date2 Apr 2026
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 10 Apr 2026

    Keywords

    • Floquet theory
    • Hill equation
    • monodromy matrix
    • Floquet-Bosch states
    • periodic differential equations

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