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A tridiagonal matrix is a band matrix that has nonzero elements only on the main diagonal, the first diagonal below this, and the first diagonal above the main diagonal.

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Eigenvalues of symmetric tridiagonal matrices

Withnout loss of generality, one can put $a=0$. For sure, there is no closed-form (or explicit) formula for the eigenvalues in general. However, at least the characteristic polynomial of $A_n$ can be …
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Is there a discrete Schrödinger operator with empty spectrum?

A relatively well-known example of (continuous) Schrödinger operator with empty spectrum is the complex Airy operator on the line, i.e., the operator acting on $L^{2}(\mathbb{R})$ given by the differe …
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