Suppose that $V(x)$ is an exponentially localized potential and $L$ is a constant
coefficient differential operator. A method for computing
the spectrum of $L+V(x-x_1) + ... + V(x-x_N)$ given that one knows the spectrum of
$L+V(x)$ is described. The method is functional theoretic in nature and
does not rely heavily on any special structure of $L$ or $V$ apart from
the exponential localization. The result is aimed at applications involving
the existence and stability of multi-pulses in partial differential equations.
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