A note on the A.C. spectrum of limit-periodic Jacobi matrices

arXiv:2610.19416 · math.SP, math-ph, math.MP, quant-ph · Submitted 2026-10-14 · Read on arXiv

math.SP, math-ph, math.MP, quant-ph

Submitted: 2026-10-14

Updated: 2026-10-14

Comments: 12 pages

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

The gist: We show that limit-periodic Jacobi matrices in the weak exponential class EC(η) have purely absolutely continuous spectral type when η is sufficiently large, depending only on the R-boundedness

Abstract

We show that limit-periodic Jacobi matrices in the weak exponential class EC(η) have purely absolutely continuous spectral type when η is sufficiently large, depending only on the R-boundedness constant. The proof first establishes homogeneity of the spectrum from the weak exponential approximation rate. A closure theorem for reflectionless Jacobi matrices then transfers reflectionlessness from the periodic approximants to the limit, and a theorem of Poltoratski and Remling rules out singular spectrum on a homogeneous set.

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