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We prove uniform absence of point spectrum for CMV operators corresponding to the period doubling subshift. We also prove almost sure absence of point spectrum for CMV operators corresponding to a class of Sturmian subshifts. Lastly, we prove almost sure absence of point spectrum for CMV operators corresponding to some subshifts generated by a coding of a rotation.
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I wish to thank David Damanik and Paul Munger for helpful conversations. I also wish to thank the anonymous referees for many useful suggestions, corrections and comments. The author was supported in part by NSF Grant DMS–1067988
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Ong, D.C. Purely Singular Continuous Spectrum for CMV Operators Generated by Subshifts. J Stat Phys 155, 763–776 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10955-014-0974-2
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