The theory of almost periodic functions is used to investigate spectral properties of Schrodinger operators on metric graphs, also known as quantum graphs. In particular we prove that two Schrodinger operators may have asymptotically close spectra if and only if the corresponding reference Laplacians are isospectral. Our result implies that a Schrodinger operator is isospectral to the standard Laplacian on a may be different metric graph only if the potential is identically equal to zero.

The theory of almost periodic functions is used to investigate spectral properties of Schrödinger operators on metric graphs, also known as quantum graphs. In particular we prove that two Schrödinger operators may have asymptotically close spectra if and only if the corresponding Laplacians are isospectral. The case of general vertex conditions and integrable potentials is considered. In particular, our result implies that a Schrödinger operator is isospectral to the standard Laplacian on a may be different metric graph only if the potential is identically equal to zero.

In this paper we study Schrodinger operators with absolutely integrable potentials on metric graphs. Uniform bounds-i.e. depending only on the graph and the potential-on the difference between the eigenvalues of the Laplace and Schrodinger operators are obtained. This in turn allows us to prove an extension of the classical Ambartsumian Theorem which was originally proven for Schrodinger operators with Neumann conditions on an interval. We also extend a previous result relating the spectrum of a Schrodinger operator to the Euler characteristic of the underlying metric graph.

Schrödinger operators on metric graphs with general vertex conditions are studied. Explicit spectral asymptotics is derived in terms of the spectrum of reference Laplacians. A geometric version of Ambartsumian theorem is proven under the assumptionthat the vertex conditions are asymptotically properly connecting and asymptotically standard. By constructing explicit counterexamples it is shown that the geometric Albartsumian theorem does not hold in general without additional assumptions on the vertex conditions.

Schrödinger operators on metric graphs with general vertex conditions are studied. Explicit spectral asymptotics is derived in terms of the spectrum of reference Laplacians. A geometric version of the Ambartsumian theorem is proven under the assumption that the vertex conditions are asymptotically properly connecting and asymptotically standard. By constructing explicit counterexamples, it is shown that the geometric Ambartsumian theorem does not hold in general without additional assumptions on the vertex conditions.

This thesis consists of four papers and deals with the spectral theory of quantum graphs. A quantum graph is a metric graph equipped with a self-adjoint Schrödinger operator acting on functions defined on the edges of the graph subject to certain vertex conditions.

In Paper I we establish a spectral estimate implying that the distance between the eigenvalues of a Laplace and a Schrödinger operator on the same graph is bounded by a constant depending only on the graph and the integral of the potential. We use this to generalize a geometric version of Ambartsumian's Theorem to the case of Schrödinger operators with standard vertex conditions.

In Paper II we extend the results of Paper I to more general vertex conditions but also provide explicit examples of quantum graphs that show that the results are not valid for all allowed vertex conditions.

In Paper III the zero sets of almost periodic functions are investigated, and it is shown that if two functions have zeros that are asymptotically close, they must coincide. This is relevant to the spectral theory of quantum graphs as the eigenvalues of a quantum graph are given by the zeros of a trigonometric polynomial, which is almost periodic.

In Paper IV we give a proof of the result in Paper III which does not rely on the theory of almost periodic functions and apply this to show that asymptotically isospectral quantum graphs are in fact isospectral. This allows us to generalize two uniqueness results in the spectral theory of quantum graphs: we show that if the spectrum of a Schrödinger operator with standard vertex conditions on a graph is equal to the spectrum of a Laplace operator on another graph then the potential must be zero, and we show that a metric graph with rationally independent edge-lengths is uniquely determined by the spectrum of a Schrödinger operator with standard vertex conditions on the graph.

The zero sets of almost periodic functions --- i.e. uniform limits of trigonometric polynomials --- are investigated. It is shown that if two almost periodic functions $f_1$ and $f_2$ have zeros that are asymptotically close then all their zeros have to coincide.

The theory of almost periodic functions is used to investigate spectral properties of Schr\"odinger operators on metric graphs, also known as quantum graphs. In particular we prove that two Schr\"odinger operators may have asymptotically close spectra if and only if the corresponding Laplacians are isospectral. The case of general vertex conditions and integrable potentials is considered. In particular, our result implies that a Schr\"odinger operator is isospectral to the standard Laplacian on a may be different metric graph only if the potential is identically equal to zero.

Schrödinger operators on metric graphs with general vertex conditions are studied. Explicit spectral asymptotics is derived in terms of the spectrum of standard Laplacians.

A geometric version of Ambartsumian theorem is proven under the assumption that the vertex conditions are asymptotically properly connecting and asymptotically standard. By constructing explicit counterexamples it is shown that the geometric Albartsumian theorem does not hold in general without additional assumptions on the vertex conditions.