Quasilevels of a two-particle Schrödinger operator with a perturbed periodic potential

We consider a two-dimensional periodic Schrödinger operator perturbed by the interaction potential of two one-dimensional particles. We prove that quasilevels (i.e., eigenvalues or resonances) of the given operator exist for a fixed quasimomentum and a small perturbation near the band boundaries of the corresponding periodic operator. We study the asymptotic behavior of the quasilevels as the coupling constant goes to zero. We obtain a simple condition for a quasilevel to be an eigenvalue.