Consider the two Hamiltonians
H1=2mp2+V(∣r∣),H2=2mp2+ni∈Z∑V(∣r−n1a1−n2a2−n3a3∣),
where ai are three linearly independent vectors. For each of the Hamiltonians H=H1 and H=H2, what are the symmetries of H and what unitary operators U are there such that UHU−1=H ?
For H2 derive Bloch's theorem. Suppose that H1 has energy eigenfunction ψ0(r) with energy E0 where ψ0(r)∼Ne−Kr for large r=∣r∣. Assume that K∣ai∣≫1 for each i. In a suitable approximation derive the energy eigenvalues for H2 when E≈E0. Verify that the energy eigenfunctions and energy eigenvalues satisfy Bloch's theorem. What happens if K∣ai∣→∞ ?