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A centered exact band can be empty
Statement
There are two-level additive data and a canonical mean for which every zero-width band centered at that mean is empty. Consequently a normalized uniform band density is not defined for that choice.
Facts & Assumptions
Given: The finite additive ensemble convention in Additive spectral Hamiltonian and normalized ensembles.
Additive spectral Hamiltonian and normalized ensembles: the second canonical probability is and the -site energy label with occurrences of level has energy .
Proof
Take , , , and choose finite with . By [F1], This number is irrational: if were rational, writing it as a reduced fraction gives , so is even, then is even, contradicting reduction. Hence is irrational.
For any integer , an -site label has energy for some integer , whereas the canonical mean is . The zero-width band condition forces , hence . Since is irrational, is not an integer. Thus no label satisfies the condition, , and is undefined. This shows why a nonemptiness or positive width hypothesis cannot be omitted.