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Pure discrete spectrum and regular model sets on some non-unimodular substitution tilings

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aDepartment of Mathematics Education, Catholic Kwandong University, Gangneung 25601, Republic of Korea
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Edited by M. I. Aroyo, Universidad del País Vasco, Spain (Received 2 August 2021; accepted 29 June 2022; online 12 August 2022)

Substitution tilings with pure discrete spectrum are characterized as regular model sets whose cut-and-project scheme has an internal space that is a product of a Euclidean space and a profinite group. Assumptions made here are that the expansion map of the substitution is diagonalizable and its eigenvalues are all algebraically conjugate with the same multiplicity. A difference from the result of Lee et al. [Acta Cryst. (2020), A76, 600–610] is that unimodularity is no longer assumed in this paper.

1. Introduction

There has been considerable success in studying the structure of tilings with pure discrete spectrum by setting them in the context of model sets (Baake & Moody, 2004[Baake, M. & Moody, R. V. (2004). J. Reine Angew. Math. 573, 61-94.]; Baake et al., 2007[Baake, M., Lenz, D. & Moody, R. V. (2007). Ergod. Th. Dyn. Sys. 27, 341-382.]; Strungaru, 2017[Strungaru, N. (2017). Aperiodic Order, edited by M. Baake & U. Grimm, pp. 271-342. Encyclopedia of Mathematics and its Applications. Cambridge University Press.]; Akiyama et al., 2015[Akiyama, S., Barge, M., Berthé, V., Lee, J. Y. & Siegel, A. (2015). Mathematics of Aperiodic Order, pp. 33-72, edited by J. Kellendonk, D. Lenz & J. Savinien. Progress in Mathematics, Vol. 309. Basel: Birkhäuser.]). However, in general settings, the relation between pure discrete spectrum and model sets is not completely understood and the cut-and-project scheme is usually constructed with an abstract internal space (Baake & Moody, 2004[Baake, M. & Moody, R. V. (2004). J. Reine Angew. Math. 573, 61-94.]; Strungaru, 2017[Strungaru, N. (2017). Aperiodic Order, edited by M. Baake & U. Grimm, pp. 271-342. Encyclopedia of Mathematics and its Applications. Cambridge University Press.]). Thus it is not easy to understand this relation concretely and get information about the structure from the relation. The notion of inter model sets was introduced by Baake et al. (2007[Baake, M., Lenz, D. & Moody, R. V. (2007). Ergod. Th. Dyn. Sys. 27, 341-382.]) and Lee & Moody (2006[Lee, J.-Y. & Moody, R. V. (2006). Ann. Henri Poincaré, 7, 125-143.]) and we know the equivalence between pure discrete spectrum and inter model sets in substitution tilings (Lee, 2007[Lee, J.-Y. (2007). J. Geom. Phys. 57, 2263-2285.]). But there are still some limitations in getting useful information about the cut-and-project scheme (CPS) because the internal space was constructed abstractly. What is the internal space concretely? There was some progress in this direction by Lee et al. (2018[Lee, J.-Y., Akiyama, S. & Nagai, Y. (2018). Symmetry, 10, 511.]) and Lee, Akiyama & Lee (2020[Lee, D.-I., Akiyama, S. & Lee, J.-Y. (2020). Acta Cryst. A76, 600-610.]). However, these papers make various assumptions about substitution tilings such as the expansion map is diagonalizable, the eigenvalues of the expansion map should be algebraically conjugate, the multiplicity of the eigenvalues should be the same, and the expansion map is unimodular. From a long perspective, we aim to gradually eliminate assumptions one by one. As a first step, in this paper we eliminate the assumption of unimodularity.

Our work was inspired by an example of Baake et al. (1998[Baake, M., Moody, R. V. & Schlottmann, M. (1998). J. Phys. A Math. Gen. 31, 5755-5765.]), which offers a guide to what the internal space should be. We will look at this in Example 5.10. The present paper is an extension of the result of Lee, Akiyama & Lee (2020[Lee, D.-I., Akiyama, S. & Lee, J.-Y. (2020). Acta Cryst. A76, 600-610.]) in the sense that the unimodularity condition is removed, and the setting is quite similar.

There are various research works on non-unimodular substitution cases (Baker et al., 2006[Baker, V., Barge, M. & Kwapisz, J. (2006). Ann. Inst. Fourier, 56, 2213-2248.]; Ei et al., 2006[Ei, H., Ito, S. & Rao, H. (2006). Ann. Inst. Fourier, 56, 2285-2313.]; Siegel, 2002[Siegel, A. (2002). Lecture Notes in Mathematics, Vol. 1794, pp. 199-252. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer.]) that study symbolic substitution sequences or their geometric substitution tilings in dimension 1. Our definition of non-unimodularity looks slightly different from that defined in those papers. However, if we restrict the substitution tilings to one dimension Mathematical equation, the two definitions are the same.

We have four basic assumptions about a primitive substitution tiling Mathematical equation on Mathematical equation with an expansion map ϕ:

(i) ϕ is diagonalizable.

(ii) All the eigenvalues of ϕ are algebraically conjugate.

(iii) All the eigenvalues of ϕ have the same multiplicity.

(iv) Mathematical equation is rigid [see (14[link]) for the definition].

We call these assumptions DAMR. This paper relies heavily on the rigid structure of substitution tilings, and the rigidity property is only known under those assumptions (i), (ii), (iii) together with finite local complexity (Theorem 2.9[link]). In Section 2[link], we review some definitions and known results that are going to be used in this paper. The main result of this paper shows the following:

Theorem 1.1

Let Mathematical equation be a repetitive primitive substitution tiling on Mathematical equation with a diagonalizable expansion map ϕ whose eigenvalues are algebraic conjugates with the same multiplicity and let Mathematical equation be rigid. If Mathematical equation has pure discrete spectrum, then control point set Mathematical equation of each tile type is a regular model set in the CPS with an internal space which is a product of a Euclidean space and a profinite group, where Mathematical equation is a control point set of Mathematical equation defined in (7[link]) and the CPS is defined in (35)[link].

In Section 3[link], we give an outline of the proof of this theorem in some simple case of substitution tilings with expansion map ϕ satisfying the DAMR assumptions defined above. In Section 4[link], we define an appropriate internal space and construct a CPS under the DAMR assumptions. Then we discuss the projected point sets Mathematical equation of neighbourhood bases of a topology in the internal space. In Section 6[link], under the assumption of pure discrete spectrum of Mathematical equation, we look at how the projected point sets Mathematical equation and the translation vector set Ξ of the same types of tiles in Mathematical equation are related [see (8[link])]. Using the equivalent property `algebraic coincidence' for pure discrete spectrum, we provide arguments to show that we actually have regular model sets.

2. Definitions and known results

We consider a primitive substitution tiling Mathematical equation on Mathematical equation with expansion map ϕ satisfying the DAMR assumptions defined above. In this section, we recall some definitions and results that we are going to use in the later sections.

2.1. Tilings

We consider a set of types (or colours) Mathematical equation, which we fix once and for all. A tile in Mathematical equation is defined as a pair T = (A,i) where Mathematical equation (the support of T) is a compact set in Mathematical equation, which is the closure of its interior, and Mathematical equation is the type of T. A tiling of Mathematical equation is a set Mathematical equation of tiles such that Mathematical equation and distinct tiles have disjoint interiors.

Given a tiling Mathematical equation, a finite set of tiles of Mathematical equation is called a Mathematical equation-patch. Recall that a tiling Mathematical equation is said to be repetitive if the occurrence of every Mathematical equation-patch is relatively dense in space. We say that a tiling Mathematical equation has finite local complexity (FLC) if for every Mathematical equation there are only finitely many translational classes of Mathematical equation-patches whose support lies in some ball of radius R up to translations.

2.2. Delone κ-sets

A κ-set in Mathematical equation is a subset Mathematical equation = Mathematical equation Mathematical equation (κ copies) where Mathematical equation and κ is the number of colours. We also write Mathematical equation. Recall that a Delone set is a relatively dense and uniformly discrete subset of Mathematical equation. We say that Mathematical equation is a Delone κ-set in Mathematical equation if each Mathematical equation is Delone and Mathematical equation is Delone. The type (or colour) of a point x in the Delone κ-set Mathematical equation is i if Mathematical equation with Mathematical equation.

A Delone set Λ is called a Meyer set in Mathematical equation if Mathematical equation is uniformly discrete, which is equivalent to saying that Mathematical equation for some finite set F (see Meyer, 1972[Meyer, Y. (1972). Algebraic Numbers and Harmonic Analysis. Amsterdam: North Holland.]; Lagarias, 1996[Lagarias, J. C. (1996). Commun. Math. Phys. 179, 365-376.]; Moody, 1997[Moody, R. V. (1997). NATO Adv. Sci. Inst. Ser. C. Math. Phys. Sci. 489, 403-441.]). If Mathematical equation is a Delone κ-set and Mathematical equation is a Meyer set, we say that Mathematical equation is a Meyer κ-set.

2.3. Substitutions

We say that a linear map Mathematical equation is expansive if there is a constant Mathematical equation with

Mathematical equation

for all Mathematical equation under some metric d on Mathematical equation compatible with the standard topology.

Definition 2.1

Let Mathematical equation be a finite set of tiles on Mathematical equation such that Ti = (Ai,i); we will call them prototiles. Denote by Mathematical equation the set of patches made of tiles each of which is a translate of one of the Ti's. We say that Mathematical equation is a tile-substitution (or simply substitution) with an expansive map ϕ if there exist finite sets Mathematical equation for Mathematical equation, such that

Mathematical equation

with

Mathematical equation

Here all sets in the right-hand side must have disjoint interiors; it is possible for some of the Mathematical equation to be empty.

The substitution (1)[link] is extended to all translates of prototiles by Mathematical equation, and to patches and tilings by Mathematical equation. The substitution ω can be iterated, producing larger and larger patches Mathematical equation. A tiling Mathematical equation satisfying Mathematical equation is called a fixed point of the tile-substitution or a substitution tiling with expansion map ϕ. It is known (and easy to see) (Solomyak, 1997[Solomyak, B. (1997). Ergod. Th. Dyn. Sys. 17, 695-738.]) that one can always find a periodic point for ω in the tiling dynamical hull, i.e. Mathematical equation for some Mathematical equation. In this case we use Mathematical equation in the place of ω to obtain a fixed point tiling. The substitution Mathematical equation matrix Mathematical equation of the tile-substitution is defined by Mathematical equation. We say that the substitution tiling Mathematical equation is primitive if there is an Mathematical equation for which Mathematical equation has no zero entries, where Mathematical equation is the substitution matrix.

When there exists a monic polynomial P(x) over Mathematical equation with the minimal degree satisfying Mathematical equation, we call the polynomial the minimal polynomial of ϕ over Mathematical equation. We say that ϕ is unimodular if the minimal polynomial of ϕ over Mathematical equation has constant term Mathematical equation; that is to say, the product of all roots of the minimal polynomial of ϕ is Mathematical equation. If the constant term in the minimal polynomial of ϕ is not Mathematical equation, then we say that ϕ is non-unimodular.

Note that for Mathematical equation,

Mathematical equation

where

Mathematical equation

Definition 2.2

Mathematical equation is called a substitution Delone κ-set if Mathematical equation is a Delone κ-set and there exist an expansive map Mathematical equation and finite sets Mathematical equation for Mathematical equation such that

Mathematical equation

where the unions on the right-hand side are disjoint.

Definition 2.3

For a substitution Delone κ-set Mathematical equation satisfying (4)[link], define a matrix Mathematical equation whose entries are finite (possibly empty) families of linear affine transformations on Mathematical equation given by

Mathematical equation

Define Mathematical equation for Mathematical equation. For a κ-set Mathematical equation let

Mathematical equation

Thus Mathematical equation by definition. We say that Φ is a κ-set substitution. Let

Mathematical equation

denote the substitution matrix corresponding to Φ.

Definition 2.4

(Mauduit, 1989[Mauduit, C. (1989). Invent. Math. 95, 133-147.].) An algebraic integer θ is a real Pisot number if it is greater than 1 and all its Galois conjugates are less than 1 in modulus, and a complex Pisot number if every Galois conjugate, except the complex conjugate Mathematical equation, has modulus less than 1. A set of algebraic integers Mathematical equation is a Pisot family if for every Mathematical equation, every Galois conjugate η of Mathematical equation, with Mathematical equation, is contained in Θ.

For r = 1, with Mathematical equation real and Mathematical equation, this reduces to Mathematical equation being a real Pisot number, and for r = 2, with Mathematical equation non-real and Mathematical equation, to Mathematical equation being a complex Pisot number.

2.4. Pure discrete spectrum and algebraic coincidence

Let Mathematical equation be the collection of tilings on Mathematical equation each of whose patches is a translate of a Mathematical equation-patch. In the case that Mathematical equation has FLC, there is a well known metric δ on the tilings: for a small Mathematical equation two tilings Mathematical equation are ε-close if Mathematical equation and Mathematical equation agree on the ball of radius Mathematical equation around the origin, after a translation of size less than ε (see Schlottmann, 2000[Schlottmann, M. (2000). CRM Monograph Series, Vol. 13, pp. 143-159. Providence, RI: AMS.]; Radin & Wolff, 1992[Radin, C. & Wolff, M. (1992). Geom. Dedicata, 42, 355-360.]; Lee et al., 2003[Lee, J.-Y., Moody, R. V. & Solomyak, B. (2003). Discrete Comput. Geom. 29, 525-560.]). Then

Mathematical equation

where the closure is taken in the topology induced by the metric δ.

It is known that a dynamical system Mathematical equation with a primitive substitution tiling Mathematical equation always has a unique ergodic measure μ in the dynamical system Mathematical equation (see Solomyak, 1997[Solomyak, B. (1997). Ergod. Th. Dyn. Sys. 17, 695-738.]; Lee et al., 2003[Lee, J.-Y., Moody, R. V. & Solomyak, B. (2003). Discrete Comput. Geom. 29, 525-560.]). We consider the associated group of unitary operators Mathematical equation on Mathematical equation:

Mathematical equation

Every Mathematical equation defines a function on Mathematical equation by Mathematical equation. This function is positive definite on Mathematical equation, so its Fourier transform is a positive measure Mathematical equation on Mathematical equation called the spectral measure corresponding to g. The dynamical system Mathematical equation is said to have pure discrete spectrum if Mathematical equation is pure point for every Mathematical equation. We also say that Mathematical equation has pure discrete spectrum if the dynamical system Mathematical equation has pure discrete spectrum.

The notion of pure discrete spectrum of the dynamical system is quite closely connected wtih the notion of algebraic coincidence in Definition 2.6[link]. For this we start by introducing control points. There is a standard way to choose distinguished points in the tiles of a primitive substitution tiling so that they form a ϕ-invariant Delone κ-set. They are called control points (Thurston, 1989[Thurston, W. P. (1989). Groups, Tilings and Finite State Automata. Summer 1989 AMS Colloquium Lectures. Research Report GCG 1. https://timo.jolivet.free.fr/docs/ThurstonLectNotes.pdf.]; Praggastis, 1999[Praggastis, B. (1999). Trans. Am. Math. Soc. 351, 3315-3349.]), which are defined below.

Definition 2.5

Let Mathematical equation be a primitive substitution tiling with an expansion map ϕ. For every Mathematical equation-tile T, we choose a tile Mathematical equation in the patch Mathematical equation; for all tiles of the same type in Mathematical equation, we choose Mathematical equation with the same relative position [i.e. if Mathematical equation for some two tiles Mathematical equation then Mathematical equation]. This defines a map Mathematical equation called the tile map. Then we define the control point for a tile Mathematical equation by

Mathematical equation

The control points satisfy the following: (a) Mathematical equation = Mathematical equation, for any tiles Mathematical equation of the same type; (b) Mathematical equation, for Mathematical equation.

Let

Mathematical equation

be a set of control points of the tiling Mathematical equation in Mathematical equation. Let us denote Mathematical equation by Mathematical equation.

For tiles of any tiling Mathematical equation, the control points have the same relative position as in Mathematical equation-tiles. The choice of control points is non-unique, but there are only finitely many possibilities, determined by the choice of the tile map. Let

Mathematical equation

Since the substitution tiling Mathematical equation is primitive, it is possible to assume that the substitution matrix Mathematical equation is positive taking Mathematical equation if necessary. So we consider a tile map

Mathematical equation

with the property that for every Mathematical equation, the tile Mathematical equation has the same tile type in Mathematical equation. That is to say, for every Mathematical equation, Mathematical equation, where Mathematical equation and Mathematical equation. Then for any Mathematical equation,

Mathematical equation

In order to have Mathematical equation for some Mathematical equation and Mathematical equation, we define the tile map as follows. It is known that there exists a finite generating patch Mathematical equation for which Mathematical equation (Lagarias & Wang, 2003[Lagarias, J. C. & Wang, W. (2003). Discrete Comput. Geom. 29, 175-209.]). Although it was defined there for primitive substitution point sets, it is easy to see that the same property holds for primitive substitution tilings. We call the finite patch Mathematical equation the generating tile set. When we apply the substitution infinitely many times to the generating tile set Mathematical equation, we obtain the whole substitution tiling. So there exists Mathematical equation such that the nth iteration of the substitution to the generating tile set covers the origin. We choose a tile R in a patch Mathematical equation which contains the origin, where Mathematical equation for some Mathematical equation. Then there exists a fixed tile Mathematical equation such that Mathematical equation. Replacing the substitution ω by Mathematical equation, we can define a tile map γ so that

Mathematical equation

Then Mathematical equation by the definition of the control point sets and so Mathematical equation. Since Mathematical equation for any Mathematical equation,

Mathematical equation

This implies that

Mathematical equation

Definition 2.6

(Lee, 2007[Lee, J.-Y. (2007). J. Geom. Phys. 57, 2263-2285.].) Let Mathematical equation be a primitive substitution tiling on Mathematical equation with an expansive map ϕ and let Mathematical equation be a corresponding control point set. We say that Mathematical equation admits an algebraic coincidence if there exists Mathematical equation and Mathematical equation for some Mathematical equation such that

Mathematical equation

Note that if the algebraic coincidence is assumed, then for some Mathematical equation,

Mathematical equation

Theorem 2.7

[Theorem 3.13 (Lee, 2007[Lee, J.-Y. (2007). J. Geom. Phys. 57, 2263-2285.]), Theorem 2.6 (Lee, Akiyama & Lee, 2020[Lee, D.-I., Akiyama, S. & Lee, J.-Y. (2020). Acta Cryst. A76, 600-610.]).] Let Mathematical equation be a primitive substitution tiling on Mathematical equation with an expansive map ϕ and Mathematical equation be a control point set of Mathematical equation. Suppose that all the eigenvalues of ϕ are algebraic integers. Then Mathematical equation has pure discrete spectrum if and only if Mathematical equation admits an algebraic coincidence.

2.5. CPS

We use a standard definition for a CPS and model sets (see Baake & Grimm, 2013[Baake, M. & Grimm, U. (2013). Aperiodic Order, Vol. 1. Cambridge University Press.]). For convenience, we give the definition for our setting.

Definition 2.8

A CPS consists of a collection of spaces and mappings as follows:

Mathematical equation

where Mathematical equation is a real Euclidean space, H is a locally compact Abelian group, Mathematical equation and Mathematical equation are the canonical projections, Mathematical equation is a lattice, i.e. a discrete subgroup for which the quotient group Mathematical equation is compact, Mathematical equation is injective, and Mathematical equation is dense in H. For a subset Mathematical equation, we define

Mathematical equation

Here the set V is called a window of Mathematical equation. A subset Mathematical equation of Mathematical equation is called a model set if Mathematical equation can be of the form Mathematical equation, where Mathematical equation has non-empty interior and compact closure in the setting of the CPS in (12)[link]. The model set Mathematical equation is regular if the boundary of W

Mathematical equation

is of (Haar) measure 0. We say that Mathematical equation is a model κ-set (respectively, regular model κ-set) if each Mathematical equation is a model set (respectively, regular model set) with respect to the same CPS.

2.6. Rigid structure on substitution tilings

The structure of a module generated by the control points is known only for the diagonalizable case for ϕ whose eigen­values are algebraically conjugate with the same multiplicity given by Lee & Solomyak (2012[Lee, J.-Y. & Solomyak, B. (2012). Discrete Contin. Dyn. Syst. 32, 935-959.]). We need to use the structure of the module in the subsequent sections. Thus we will have the same assumptions.

Let J be the multiplicity of each eigenvalue of ϕ and assume that the number of distinct eigenvalues of ϕ is m. For Mathematical equation, we define Mathematical equation such that for each Mathematical equation,

Mathematical equation

We recall the following theorem for the module structure of the control point sets. Although the theorem is not explicitly stated by Lee & Solomyak (2012[Lee, J.-Y. & Solomyak, B. (2012). Discrete Contin. Dyn. Syst. 32, 935-959.]), it can be read off from their Theorem 4.1 and Lemma 6.1.

Theorem 2.9

(Lee & Solomyak, 2012[Lee, J.-Y. & Solomyak, B. (2012). Discrete Contin. Dyn. Syst. 32, 935-959.].) Let Mathematical equation be a repetitive primitive substitution tiling on Mathematical equation with an expansion map ϕ. Assume that Mathematical equation has FLC, ϕ is diagonalizable, and all the eigenvalues of ϕ are algebraically conjugate with the same multiplicity J. Then there exists a linear isomorphism Mathematical equation such that

Mathematical equation

where Mathematical equation, Mathematical equation, are given as (13)[link] and Mathematical equation Mathematical equation.

Note here that Mathematical equation are linearly independent over Mathematical equation. A tiling Mathematical equation is said to be rigid if Mathematical equation satisfies the result of Theorem 2.9[link]; that is to say, there exists a linear isomorphism Mathematical equation such that

Mathematical equation

where Mathematical equation, Mathematical equation, are given as (13)[link].

As an example of a substitution tiling with the rigidity property, let us look at the Frank–Robinson substitution tiling (Frank & Robinson, 2006[Frank, N. P. & Robinson, E. A. Jr (2006). Trans. Am. Math. Soc. 360, 1163-1178.]) (Fig. 1[link]).

[Figure 1]
Figure 1
The Frank–Robinson tiling substitution.

Take the tile-substutition

Mathematical equation

Mathematical equation

Mathematical equation

Mathematical equation

where b is the largest root of Mathematical equation and

Mathematical equation

Then it gives a primitive substitution tiling Mathematical equation. Note that b is not a Pisot number. It was shown by Frank & Robinson (2006[Frank, N. P. & Robinson, E. A. Jr (2006). Trans. Am. Math. Soc. 360, 1163-1178.]) that Mathematical equation does not have FLC. One can observe that each set of translation vectors satisfies Mathematical equation. Thus

Mathematical equation

whence the rigidity holds.

3. Outline of the proof of Theorem 1.1[link]

We provide a brief outline of the proof of Theorem 1.1[link] for the simpler case of repetitive primitive substitution tilings Mathematical equation on Mathematical equation with an expansion factor λ (Mathematical equation):

(a) λ is non-unimodular,

(b) λ is a real Pisot number which is not an integer,

(c) Mathematical equation has FLC,

(d) Mathematical equation has pure discrete spectrum.

Let P(x) be the minimal polynomial of ϕ over Mathematical equation for which Mathematical equation. Let Mathematical equation be all the roots of the equation P(x) = 0, where the absolute values of Mathematical equation are all less than 1. Using the rigidity of Theorem 2.9[link], we get up to an isomorphism

Mathematical equation

Using the algebraic conjugates Mathematical equation of λ whose absolute values are less than 1, we consider a Euclidean space Mathematical equation and the map

Mathematical equation

where

Mathematical equation

For the case of non-unimodular λ, we construct a profinite group below. We remark that if λ is unimodular, then the profinite group is trivial so that Theorem 1.1[link] can be covered by the work of Lee, Akiyama & Lee (2020[Lee, D.-I., Akiyama, S. & Lee, J.-Y. (2020). Acta Cryst. A76, 600-610.]). Let Mathematical equation. From the non-unimodularity of λ, Mathematical equation. So Mathematical equation. Note that Mathematical equation is a basis of L as a free Mathematical equation-module. Consider the map

Mathematical equation

This gives an isomorphism of the Mathematical equation-module between L and Mathematical equation. Let

Mathematical equation

be the companion matrix of P(x). Then

Mathematical equation

Notice that M acts on Mathematical equation and the roots of the minimal polynomial of M over Mathematical equation are exactly Mathematical equation. Since Mathematical equation, Mathematical equation. Here we consider a profinite group

Mathematical equation

Since Mathematical equation embeds in Mathematical equation, we can identify Mathematical equation with its image in Mathematical equation. Consider the following map:

Mathematical equation

Now we construct a CPS whose physical space is Mathematical equation and internal space is Mathematical equation:[link]

[Scheme 2]

Under the assumption of pure discrete spectrum of Mathematical equation, we know that an algebraic coincidence occurs by Theorem 2.7[link]. So there exist Mathematical equation and Mathematical equation for some Mathematical equation such that

Mathematical equation

where Ξ is the set of translational vectors which translate a tile to the same type of tile in Mathematical equation as given in (8[link]). Notice that Mathematical equation is a basis element in the locally compact abelian group Mathematical equation where Mathematical equation is a ball of radius δ around 0 in Mathematical equation. We let Mathematical equation be the projected point set in Mathematical equation coming from a window Mathematical equation. It is important to understand the relation between Mathematical equation and Ξ. We discuss this in Section 4.2[link] (see also Lee et al., 2018[Lee, J.-Y., Akiyama, S. & Nagai, Y. (2018). Symmetry, 10, 511.]; Lee, Akiyama & Lee, 2020[Lee, D.-I., Akiyama, S. & Lee, J.-Y. (2020). Acta Cryst. A76, 600-610.]). From this relation, together with algebraic coincidence, we can view the control point set of Mathematical equation as a model set. Using Keesling's argument (Keesling, 1999[Keesling, J. (1999). Topol. Appl. 94, 195-205.]), we show that the control point set of Mathematical equation is actually a regular model set.

4. Construction of a CPS

We aim to prove that the structure of pure discrete spectrum in a substitution tiling can be described by a regular model set which comes from a CPS with the internal space that is a product of a Euclidean space and a profinite group. From Lee & Solomyak (2019[Lee, J.-Y. & Solomyak, B. (2019). Discrete Contin. Dyn. Syst. 39, 3149-3177.]), under the assumption of pure discrete spectrum, the control point set of the substitution tiling has the Meyer property and so has FLC. In general settings which are not substitution tilings, it is hard to expect that pure discrete spectrum implies neither the Meyer property nor FLC (Lee, Lenz et al., 2020[Lee, J.-Y., Lenz, D., Richard, C., Sing, B. & Strungaru, N. (2020). Lett. Math. Phys. 110, 3435-3472.]).

The setting that we consider here is a primitive substitution tiling Mathematical equation on Mathematical equation with an expansion map ϕ which satisfies the DAMR assumptions. Changing the tile substitution if necessary, we can assume that ϕ is a diagonal matrix without loss of generality.

Under the assumption of DAMR, it is also known from Lee & Solomyak (2012[Lee, J.-Y. & Solomyak, B. (2012). Discrete Contin. Dyn. Syst. 32, 935-959.], 2019[Lee, J.-Y. & Solomyak, B. (2019). Discrete Contin. Dyn. Syst. 39, 3149-3177.]) that the control point set of the substitution tiling has the Meyer property if and only if the eigenvalues of ϕ form a Pisot family. In our setting, there is no algebraic conjugate η with Mathematical equation for the eigenvalues of ϕ, since ϕ is an expansion map. It is known that if ϕ is an expansion map of a primitive substitution tiling with FLC, every eigenvalue of ϕ is an algebraic integer (Kenyon & Solomyak, 2010[Kenyon, R. & Solomyak, B. (2010). Discrete Comput. Geom. 43, 577-593.]; Kwapisz, 2016[Kwapisz, J. (2016). Invent. Math. 205, 173-220.]). Even for non-FLC cases, we know from the rigidity that the control point set lies in a finitely generated free abelian group L which spans Mathematical equation and Mathematical equation. So all the eigenvalues of ϕ are algebraic integers [Lemma 4.1 of Lee & Solomyak (2008[Lee, J.-Y. & Solomyak, B. (2008). Discrete Comput. Geom. 39, 319-338.])].

In the case of non-unimodular substitution tilings, there are two parts of spaces for the internal space of a CPS. One is a Euclidean part and the other is a profinite group part. We describe them below.

4.1. An internal space for a CPS

4.1.1. Euclidean part for the internal space

In this subsection, we assume that there exists at least one algebraic conjugate whose absolute value is less than 1, which is different from the eigenvalues of ϕ. In the case of unimodular ϕ, we can observe that there always exists such an algebraic conjugate. But in the case of non-unimodular ϕ, it is possible not to have an algebraic conjugate whose absolute value is less than 1. For example, let us consider an expansion map

Mathematical equation

Then the minimal polynomial of ϕ is Mathematical equation, which means that ϕ is non-unimodular. If there exists no other algebraic conjugate of the eigenvalues of ϕ whose absolute value is less than 1, one can skip this subsection and go to the next Section 4.1.2[link].

Recall that J is the multiplicity of the eigenvalues of ϕ, d is the dimension of the space Mathematical equation, m is the number of distinct eigenvalues of ϕ and d = mJ. We can write

Mathematical equation

where Ak is a real 1×1 matrix for Mathematical equation, a real 2×2 matrix of the form

Mathematical equation

for Mathematical equation with Mathematical equation and m = s+2t. Here O is the m×m zero matrix and Mathematical equation. Then the eigenvalues of ψ are

Mathematical equation

Note that m is the degree of the characteristic polynomial of ψ.

We assume that the minimal polynomial of ψ over Mathematical equation has e real roots and f pairs of complex conjugate roots. Since the minimal polynomial of ψ has the characteristic polynomial of ψ as a divisor, we can consider the roots of the minimal polynomial of ψ over Mathematical equation in the following order:

Mathematical equation

Let

Mathematical equation

We now consider a Euclidean space whose dimension is Mathematical equation, whose number corresponds to the number of the other roots of the minimal polynomial of ψ which are not the eigenvalues of ψ. Let

Mathematical equation

For Mathematical equation, define a Mathematical equation matrix

Mathematical equation

where As+g is a real 1×1 matrix with the value Mathematical equation for Mathematical equation, and Ae+t+h is a real 2×2 matrix of the form

Mathematical equation

for Mathematical equation [see Lee, Akiyama & Lee (2020[Lee, D.-I., Akiyama, S. & Lee, J.-Y. (2020). Acta Cryst. A76, 600-610.]) for more details]. The matrix Dj operates on the space Mathematical equation.

Notice that ϕ and ψ have the same minimal polynomial over Mathematical equation, since ϕ is the diagonal matrix containing J copies of ψ.

Let us consider now the following embeddings:

Mathematical equation

where Mathematical equation, Mathematical equation is as in (13[link]), Mathematical equation and Mathematical equation. Note that

Mathematical equation

Let Mathematical equation. Note that the minimal polynomial of ϕ is monic, since the eigenvalues of ϕ are all algebraic integers. So Mathematical equation and

Mathematical equation

is a basis of L as a free Mathematical equation-module.

Now, we can define the map

Mathematical equation

Mathematical equation

Since Mathematical equation are linearly independent over Mathematical equation, the map Mathematical equation is well defined. Thus Mathematical equation where

Mathematical equation

is a block diagonal Mathematical equation matrix in which Dj is an Mathematical equation matrix, Mathematical equation, and Mathematical equation. Let Mathematical equation.

4.1.2. Profinite group part for the internal space

To make the notation short, denote the basis of L given in (21[link]) by Mathematical equation. Consider a Mathematical equation-module iso­morphism between L and Mathematical equation

Mathematical equation

where

Mathematical equation

Consider the (d×nJ) matrix:

Mathematical equation

Since L spans Mathematical equation over Mathematical equation, the rank of N is d. Thus Mathematical equation has only the trivial solution, where Mathematical equation is the transpose of N. From Mathematical equation, we can write, for each Mathematical equation,

Mathematical equation

Let

Mathematical equation

Notice that in a special case of J = 1, i.e. Mathematical equation, M is the companion matrix of the minimal polynomial of ϕ over Mathematical equation. Then

Mathematical equation

Note that for any Mathematical equation,

Mathematical equation

and

Mathematical equation

Notice also that for any Mathematical equation and for any Mathematical equation,

Mathematical equation

Lemma 4.1

Any eigenvalue of ϕ with multiplicity J becomes also the eigenvalue of M with the same multiplicity J. Furthermore the minimal polynomial of ϕ over Mathematical equation is the same as the minimal polynomial of M over Mathematical equation.

Proof

Let λ be an eigenvalue of ϕ with multiplicity J. Since Mathematical equation and ϕ have the same eigenvalues, λ is an eigenvalue of Mathematical equation. Let Mathematical equation be the corresponding eigenvector of Mathematical equation. Then

Mathematical equation

Since Mathematical equation is nonzero, Mathematical equation is nonzero and so λ is an eigenvalue of Mathematical equation. Thus the eigenvalue λ of ϕ becomes also an eigenvalue of M. Since ϕ is a diagonal matrix, there are d( = mJ) independent eigenvectors. The images of these vectors under Mathematical equation are the eigenvectors of Mathematical equation and linearly independent. Since all the eigenvalues of ϕ are algebraically conjugate with the same multiplicity J, all the eigenvalues of ϕ are also eigenvalues of Mathematical equation with the same multiplicity J. Thus we note that the set of the eigenvalues of M consists of all the eigenvalues of ϕ and all the other algebraic conjugates of them which are not the eigenvalues of ϕ, and the multiplicity of all the eigenvalues of M is J.

Since ϕ is a diagonal matrix and all the eigenvalues of ϕ are algebraic integers, there exists a minimal polynomial of ϕ over Mathematical equation. Since M is an integer matrix, there exists a minimal polynomial of M over Mathematical equation as well. Let P(x) be the minimal polynomial of ϕ over Mathematical equation so that Mathematical equation where P(x) = Mathematical equation, Mathematical equation, and Mathematical equation. Then using (30[link]), for any Mathematical equation,

Mathematical equation

From (31[link]), P(M) is a zero matrix. On the other hand, we can observe that if P(x) is the minimal polynomial of M over Mathematical equation, then Mathematical equation is a zero matrix as well. Thus the minimal polynomial of ϕ over Mathematical equation is the same as the minimal polynomial of M over Mathematical equation.

We can observe this property of Lemma 4.1[link] concretely with Example 5.10.

Let us consider the case that ϕ is non-unimodular, i.e. Mathematical equation but Mathematical equation. Let us denote Mathematical equation by Mathematical equation which is a lattice in Mathematical equation. Then Mathematical equation but Mathematical equation. We define the M-adic space which is an inverse limit space of Mathematical equation with Mathematical equation. Note that Mathematical equation is an injective homomorphism. Observe that Mathematical equation is non-trivial and finite. We have an inverse limit of an inverse system of discrete finite groups,

Mathematical equation

which is a profinite group. Note that Mathematical equation can be supplied with the usual topology of a profinite group. Note that for any element Mathematical equation = Mathematical equation, Mathematical equation,

Mathematical equation

Thus it becomes a compact group which is invariant under the action of M. In particular, the cosets Mathematical equation, Mathematical equation, Mathematical equation form a basis of open sets in Mathematical equation and each of these cosets is both open and closed. An important observation is that any two cosets in Mathematical equation are either disjoint or one is contained in the other.

We let ρ denote the Haar measure on Mathematical equation, normalized so that Mathematical equation. Thus for a coset Mathematical equation,

Mathematical equation

We define the translation-invariant metric d on Mathematical equation via

Mathematical equation

Note that Mathematical equation contains a canonical copy of Mathematical equation via the mapping

Mathematical equation

We can observe that

Mathematical equation

Note that Mathematical equation. So we can conclude that the mapping Mathematical equation embeds Mathematical equation in Mathematical equation. We identify Mathematical equation with its image in Mathematical equation. Note that Mathematical equation is the closure of Mathematical equation with respect to the topology induced by the metric d.

In the unimodularity case of ϕ, Mathematical equation and so Mathematical equation. Thus Mathematical equation is trivial.

4.2. Concrete construction of a CPS

We construct a CPS taking Mathematical equation as a physical space and Mathematical equation as an internal space. We will consider this construction dividing ϕ into three cases as given in the following remark. The following construction of a CPS has already appeared in the work of Minervino & Thuswaldner (2014[Minervino, M. & Thuswaldner, J. (2014). Ann. Inst. Fourier, 64, 1373-1417.]) in the case of d = 1. Here we construct a CPS for the case of Mathematical equation.

Remark 4.2

For an expansion map ϕ, there are three cases.

(i) If ϕ is unimodular, there exists at least one algebraic conjugate λ other than the eigenvalues of ϕ for which Mathematical equation. Then the map ι in (33)[link] is a trivial map and the internal space is constructed mainly by the Euclidean space discussed in Section 4.1.1[link].

(ii) If ϕ is non-unimodular and there exists no other algebraic conjugate of the eigenvalues of ϕ whose absolute value is less than 1, then Mathematical equation is a trivial group and the internal space is constructed exclusively by the profinite group (32)[link] defined in Section 4.1.2[link].

(iii) If ϕ is non-unimodular and there exist algebraic conjugates (λ's) other than the eigenvalues of ϕ for which Mathematical equation, then the internal space is a product of the Euclidean space in Section 4.1.1[link] and the profinite group in Section 4.1.2[link].

Let us define

Mathematical equation

where π is defined as in (24[link]). Let us construct a CPS:[link]

[Scheme 3]

where Mathematical equation and Mathematical equation are canonical projections,

Mathematical equation

and

Mathematical equation

It is easy to see that Mathematical equation is injective. We shall show that Mathematical equation is dense in Mathematical equation and Mathematical equation is a lattice in Mathematical equation in Lemmas 4.3[link] and 4.4[link]. We note that Mathematical equation is injective, since Ψ is injective. Since ϕ commutes with the isomorphism σ in Theorem 2.9[link], we may identify the control point set Mathematical equation with its isomorphic image. Thus from Theorem 2.9[link],

Mathematical equation

where Mathematical equation and Mathematical equation. Note that for any Mathematical equation and Mathematical equation, Mathematical equation by the definition of the tile-map. So we can note that

Mathematical equation

Lemma 4.3

Mathematical equation is a lattice in Mathematical equation.

Proof

For the case (i) of Remark 4.2[link], Mathematical equation is trivial. So the statement of the lemma follows from Lemma 3.2 of Lee, Akiyama & Lee (2020[Lee, D.-I., Akiyama, S. & Lee, J.-Y. (2020). Acta Cryst. A76, 600-610.]).

For the case (ii) of Remark 4.2[link], Mathematical equation is trivial. Note that the matrix M in (26[link]) is a d×d integer matrix and L is a lattice in Mathematical equation. So Mathematical equation is a discrete subgroup of Mathematical equation with respect to the product topology. Note that Mathematical equation × Mathematical equation, where C1 is a compact set in Mathematical equation. Since Mathematical equation is compact, Mathematical equation is relatively dense in Mathematical equation. Thus the statement of the lemma follows.

For the case (iii) of Remark 4.2[link], let Mathematical equation = Mathematical equation. In Lemma 3.2 of Lee, Akiyama & Lee (2020[Lee, D.-I., Akiyama, S. & Lee, J.-Y. (2020). Acta Cryst. A76, 600-610.]), we notice that the unimodularity property is used only in observing that Mathematical equation is not trivial in that paper. So by the same argument as Lemma 3.2 of Lee, Akiyama & Lee (2020[Lee, D.-I., Akiyama, S. & Lee, J.-Y. (2020). Acta Cryst. A76, 600-610.]), we obtain that Mathematical equation is a lattice in Mathematical equation. This means that Mathematical equation is a discrete subgroup such that Mathematical equation is compact. Notice that Mathematical equation is still a discrete subgroup in Mathematical equation. Furthermore, Mathematical equation is compact. In fact, note that Mathematical equation, where C1 and C2 are compact sets in Mathematical equation and Mathematical equation, respectively. Then

Mathematical equation

Since Mathematical equation is compact, Mathematical equation is relatively dense in Mathematical equation × Mathematical equation. Thus the statement of the lemma follows.

Lemma 4.4

Mathematical equation and Mathematical equation is dense in Mathematical equation.

Proof

For the case (i) of Remark 4.2[link], Mathematical equation is trivial. So the statement of the lemma follows from Lemma 3.2 of Lee, Akiyama & Lee (2020[Lee, D.-I., Akiyama, S. & Lee, J.-Y. (2020). Acta Cryst. A76, 600-610.]).

For the case (ii) of Remark 4.2[link], Mathematical equation is trivial. Note that Mathematical equation and Mathematical equation is dense in Mathematical equation. Thus Mathematical equation is dense in Mathematical equation.

Let us consider the case (iii) of Remark 4.2[link]. It is known from Lee, Akiyama & Lee (2020[Lee, D.-I., Akiyama, S. & Lee, J.-Y. (2020). Acta Cryst. A76, 600-610.]) that Mathematical equation is dense in Mathematical equation. For any open neighbourhood Mathematical equation in Mathematical equation, there exists Mathematical equation such that Mathematical equation for some Mathematical equation. Since Mathematical equation is dense in Mathematical equation and Mathematical equation= Mathematical equation, Mathematical equation is dense in Mathematical equation. Note that

Mathematical equation

So Mathematical equation is dense in Mathematical equation, where π is defined in (24[link]). So

Mathematical equation

Hence

Mathematical equation

Thus Mathematical equation is dense in Mathematical equation.

Now that we have proved that (35)[link] is a CPS, we would like to introduce a special projected set Mathematical equation which will appear in the proof of the main result in Section 5[link]. For Mathematical equation and Mathematical equation, we define

Mathematical equation

where Mathematical equation is an open ball around Mathematical equation with a radius δ in Mathematical equation and

Mathematical equation

In the following lemma, we find an adequate window for a set Mathematical equation and note that Mathematical equation is a Meyer set.

Lemma 4.5

For any Mathematical equation and Mathematical equation, let Mathematical equation = Mathematical equation. Then for Mathematical equation,

Mathematical equation

where Mathematical equation and Mathematical equation Mathematical equation with Mathematical equation. Furthermore Mathematical equation forms a Meyer set.

Proof

Note that

Mathematical equation

The third equivalence comes from (34[link]) and the fourth equivalence comes from (30[link]). Thus

Mathematical equation

In the unimodularity case of ϕ, Mathematical equation is trivial and Mathematical equation. So the last equality (39[link]) follows. In the non-unimodularity case of ϕ, Mathematical equation implies Mathematical equation. Since Mathematical equation, Mathematical equation. This shows the last equality (39[link]). Hence for any Mathematical equation,

Mathematical equation

Since (35)[link] is a CPS, Mathematical equation is bounded, and Mathematical equation is compact, Mathematical equation has a non-empty interior and compact closure, Mathematical equation is a model set for each Mathematical equation and Mathematical equation. It is given by Moody (1997[Moody, R. V. (1997). NATO Adv. Sci. Inst. Ser. C. Math. Phys. Sci. 489, 403-441.]) and Meyer (1972[Meyer, Y. (1972). Algebraic Numbers and Harmonic Analysis. Amsterdam: North Holland.]) that a model set is a Meyer set. Thus Mathematical equation forms a Meyer set for each Mathematical equation and Mathematical equation.

5. Main result

Recall that we consider a primitive substitution tiling Mathematical equation on Mathematical equation with a diagonal expansion map ϕ whose eigenvalues are algebraically conjugate with the same multiplicity J and Mathematical equation is rigid.

Under the assumption of the rigidity of Mathematical equation, the pure discrete spectrum of Mathematical equation implies that the set of eigenvalues of ϕ forms a Pisot family [Lemma 5.1 (Lee & Solomyak, 2012[Lee, J.-Y. & Solomyak, B. (2012). Discrete Contin. Dyn. Syst. 32, 935-959.])]. Recall that

Mathematical equation

where Mathematical equation is a control point set of Mathematical equation.

Lemma 5.1

Assume that ϕ satisfies the Pisot family condition. Then Mathematical equation for some Mathematical equation, where Mathematical equation is given in (37[link]).

Proof

Notice that the setting for Mathematical equation fulfils the conditions to use Lemma 4.5 of Lee & Solomyak (2008[Lee, J.-Y. & Solomyak, B. (2008). Discrete Comput. Geom. 39, 319-338.]). So from this lemma, for any Mathematical equation,

Mathematical equation

Recall that ϕ is an expansive map and satisfies the Pisot family condition. If there exists at least one algebraic conjugate λ other than the eigenvalues of ϕ for which Mathematical equation, Mathematical equation for some Mathematical equation. So Mathematical equation. If there exists no other algebraic conjugate of the eigenvalues of ϕ whose absolute value is less than 1, Mathematical equation. From the definition of Mathematical equation in (37[link]), Mathematical equation.

Lemma 5.2

Assume that Mathematical equation has pure discrete spectrum. Then for any Mathematical equation, there exists Mathematical equation such that Mathematical equation.

Proof

Note from (36[link]) that for any Mathematical equation and Mathematical equation, Mathematical equation is contained in Ξ. Recall that Mathematical equation. From (10[link]) and (36[link]),

Mathematical equation

So for any Mathematical equation, Mathematical equation is a linear combination of Mathematical equation Mathematical equation over Mathematical equation. Applying (11[link]) many times if necessary, we get that for any Mathematical equation, Mathematical equation for some Mathematical equation.

Proposition 5.3

Let Mathematical equation be a primitive substitution tiling on Mathematical equation with an expansion map ϕ. Under the assumption of the existence of the CPS (35)[link], if Mathematical equation has pure discrete spectrum, then for any given Mathematical equation, there exists Mathematical equation such that

Mathematical equation

Proof

Note that Mathematical equation is a Meyer set and Mathematical equation for some Mathematical equation. Since Ξ is relatively dense, for any Mathematical equation, there exists Mathematical equation such that Mathematical equation. It is important to note that from the Meyer property of Mathematical equation, the point set configurations

Mathematical equation

are finite up to translations. Let

Mathematical equation

Then Mathematical equation and F is a finite set. Thus for any Mathematical equation,

Mathematical equation

From Lemma 5.2[link], for any Mathematical equation, there exists Mathematical equation such that Mathematical equation. Since Mathematical equation has pure discrete spectrum and so Mathematical equation admits algebraic coincidence, by (11[link]) there exists Mathematical equation such that

Mathematical equation

Applying the inclusion (43[link]) finitely many times, we obtain that there exists Mathematical equation such that Mathematical equation. Hence together with (42[link]), there exists Mathematical equation such that

Mathematical equation

Proposition 5.4

Let Mathematical equation be a primitive substitution tiling on Mathematical equation with a diagonalizable expansion map ϕ whose eigenvalues are algebraic conjugates with the same multiplicity and let Mathematical equation be rigid. Let Φ be the corresponding κ-set substitution of Mathematical equation (see Definition 2.3[link]). Suppose that

Mathematical equation

for some Mathematical equation, Mathematical equation and Mathematical equation. Then each point set

Mathematical equation

is a model set in the CPS (35)[link] with a window Ui in Mathematical equation which is open and precompact.

Proof

For each Mathematical equation and Mathematical equation, there exist Mathematical equation and Mathematical equation for which

Mathematical equation

From Mathematical equation,

Mathematical equation

By Theorem 2.7[link] and Proposition 5.3[link], there exists Mathematical equation such that Mathematical equation. Thus

Mathematical equation

where Mathematical equation and Mathematical equation depends on Mathematical equation. Let

Mathematical equation

where Mathematical equation. Then for any Mathematical equation

Mathematical equation

In (47[link]), we assume that we have taken the minimal number Mathematical equation so that Ui defined by using Mathematical equation does not satisfy (48[link]).

From Lemma 5.1[link], Mathematical equation for some Mathematical equation. Thus Mathematical equation. Since Mathematical equation is compact, Mathematical equation is compact. Thus Mathematical equation is compact.

Recall from Lagarias & Wang (2003[Lagarias, J. C. & Wang, W. (2003). Discrete Comput. Geom. 29, 175-209.]) and Lee et al. (2003[Lee, J.-Y., Moody, R. V. & Solomyak, B. (2003). Discrete Comput. Geom. 29, 525-560.]) that there exists a finite generating set Mathematical equation such that

Mathematical equation

Since Mathematical equation is dense in Mathematical equation by Lemma 4.4[link], we have a unique extension of Φ to a κ-set substitution on Mathematical equation in the following way; if Mathematical equation for which

Mathematical equation

we define

Mathematical equation

where Mathematical equation, D and M are given in (23[link]) and (26[link]), and Mathematical equation. If there is no confusion, we will use the same notation f* for the extended map.

Note that, by the Pisot family condition on ϕ, if there exists at least one algebraic conjugate λ other than the eigenvalues of ϕ for which Mathematical equation, there exists some Mathematical equation such that Mathematical equation for any Mathematical equation. Furthermore, from (33[link])

Mathematical equation

By the same argument as in Section 3 of Lee & Moody (2001[Lee, J.-Y. & Moody, R. V. (2001). Discrete Comput. Geom. 25, 173-201.]), the κ-set substitution Φ induces a multi-component iterated function system on Mathematical equation. Thus the κ-set substitution Φ determines a multi-component iterated function system Mathematical equation on Mathematical equation and f* is a contraction on Mathematical equation. Let Mathematical equation be a substitution matrix corresponding to Mathematical equation. Defining the compact subsets

Mathematical equation

and using (5[link]) and the continuity of the mappings, we have

Mathematical equation

This shows that Mathematical equation are the unique attractor of Mathematical equation.

Lemma 5.5

Let

Mathematical equation

where Mathematical equation, as obtained in (47[link]) with the minimal number Mathematical equation satisfying (48[link]). For any Mathematical equation and any Mathematical equation, we have

Mathematical equation

Proof

For any Mathematical equation, Mathematical equation. Recall that

Mathematical equation

So for any Mathematical equation, Mathematical equation. Thus for any Mathematical equation,

Mathematical equation

Notice that Mathematical equation, where Mathematical equation and Mathematical equation. Since we have taken the minimal number Mathematical equation in (47[link]) for each Ui, Mathematical equation. Thus

Mathematical equation

The following proposition shows that the Haar measure of Mathematical equation is zero for each Mathematical equation. This is proved using Keesling's argument (Keesling, 1999[Keesling, J. (1999). Topol. Appl. 94, 195-205.]).

Proposition 5.6

Let Mathematical equation be a primitive substitution tiling on Mathematical equation with a diagonalizable expansion map ϕ whose eigenvalues are algebraic conjugates with the same multiplicity and let Mathematical equation be rigid. Let Φ be the corresponding κ-set substitution of Mathematical equation (see Definition 2.3[link]). If

Mathematical equation

where Mathematical equation, Mathematical equation and Mathematical equation, then each model set Mathematical equation, Mathematical equation, has a window with boundary measure zero in the internal space Mathematical equation of CPS (35)[link].

Proof

Let us define Mathematical equation, where Ui is the maximal open set in Mathematical equation satisfying (46[link]). From the assumption of (52[link]), we first note that ϕ fulfils the Pisot family condition from Theorem 2.7[link] and Lemma 5.1 of Lee & Solomyak (2012[Lee, J.-Y. & Solomyak, B. (2012). Discrete Contin. Dyn. Syst. 32, 935-959.]). For every measurable set Mathematical equation and for any Mathematical equation with Mathematical equation,

Mathematical equation

where μ is a Haar meaure in Mathematical equation, ρ is a Haar measure in Mathematical equation, Mathematical equation. Note that Mathematical equation. In particular,

Mathematical equation

where

Mathematical equation

Let us denote Mathematical equation for Mathematical equation and Mathematical equation = Mathematical equation. Then for any Mathematical equation,

Mathematical equation

From Proposition 5.3[link], we know that Mathematical equation for any Mathematical equation. Thus

Mathematical equation

Note that the Perron–Frobenius eigenvalue of Mathematical equation is Mathematical equation from Lagarias & Wang (2003[Lagarias, J. C. & Wang, W. (2003). Discrete Comput. Geom. 29, 175-209.]). Since the minimal polynomials of ϕ and M over Mathematical equation are the same from (27[link]) and the multiplicities of eigenvalues of ϕ and M are the same from Lemma 4.1[link], we have

Mathematical equation

Since Mathematical equation is a non-negative primitive matrix with Perron–Frobenius eigenvalue Mathematical equation, from Lemma 1 of Lee & Moody (2001[Lee, J.-Y. & Moody, R. V. (2001). Discrete Comput. Geom. 25, 173-201.])

Mathematical equation

By the positivity of Mathematical equation and Mathematical equation, Mathematical equation = Mathematical equation.

Recall that for any Mathematical equation,

Mathematical equation

From (3[link]), for any Mathematical equation,

Mathematical equation

and

Mathematical equation

Note that Mathematical equation and Ui is a non-empty open set. As Mathematical equation, Mathematical equation is dense in Wi. We can find a non-empty open set Mathematical equation such that Mathematical equation. So there exists Mathematical equation such that Mathematical equation and

Mathematical equation

Since Mathematical equation,

Mathematical equation

Thus there exists Mathematical equation such that

Mathematical equation

Hence

Mathematical equation

Mathematical equation

The inclusion (55[link]) follows from Lemma 5.5[link]. Let

Mathematical equation

Then

Mathematical equation

Thus from (54[link]), there exists a matrix Mathematical equation for which

Mathematical equation

where Mathematical equation and Mathematical equation. If Mathematical equation, again from Lemma 1 of Lee & Moody (2001[Lee, J.-Y. & Moody, R. V. (2001). Discrete Comput. Geom. 25, 173-201.]), Mathematical equation. This is a contradiction to (54[link]). Therefore bj = 0 for any Mathematical equation.

The regularity property of model sets is shared for all the elements in Mathematical equation (see Schlottmann, 1998[Schlottmann, M. (1998). Fields Institute Monographs, Vol. 10, pp. 247-264. Providence, RI: AMS.]; Baake et al., 2007[Baake, M., Lenz, D. & Moody, R. V. (2007). Ergod. Th. Dyn. Sys. 27, 341-382.]; Lee & Moody, 2006[Lee, J.-Y. & Moody, R. V. (2006). Ann. Henri Poincaré, 7, 125-143.]). We state it in the following proposition.

Proposition 5.7

[(Schlottmann, 1998[Schlottmann, M. (1998). Fields Institute Monographs, Vol. 10, pp. 247-264. Providence, RI: AMS.]), Proposition 7 (Baake et al., 2007[Baake, M., Lenz, D. & Moody, R. V. (2007). Ergod. Th. Dyn. Sys. 27, 341-382.]), Proposition 4.4 (Lee & Moody, 2006[Lee, J.-Y. & Moody, R. V. (2006). Ann. Henri Poincaré, 7, 125-143.]).] Let Mathematical equation be a Delone κ-set in Mathematical equation for which Mathematical equation where Mathematical equation is compact and Mathematical equation for Mathematical equation with respect to to some CPS. Then for any Mathematical equation, there exists Mathematical equation so that

Mathematical equation

From the assumption of pure discrete spectrum and Remark 5.5 of Lee, Akiyama & Lee (2020[Lee, D.-I., Akiyama, S. & Lee, J.-Y. (2020). Acta Cryst. A76, 600-610.]), we can observe that the condition (52[link]) is fulfilled in the following theorem.

Theorem 5.8

Let Mathematical equation be a repetitive primitive substitution tiling on Mathematical equation with a diagonalizable expansion map ϕ whose eigenvalues are algebraic conjugates with the same multiplicity and let Mathematical equation be rigid. If Mathematical equation has pure discrete spectrum, then each control point set Mathematical equation, Mathematical equation, is a regular model set in CPS (35)[link] with an internal space which is a product of a Euclidean space and a profinite group.

Proof

Through Section 4.1[link], we can construct the CPS (35)[link] whose internal space is a product of a Euclidean space and a profinite group. Since Mathematical equation has pure discrete spectrum and is repetitive, we can find a substitution tiling Mathematical equation in Mathematical equation such that

Mathematical equation

where Mathematical equation, Mathematical equation and Mathematical equation. From Propositions 5.3[link], 5.6[link] and 5.7[link], the statement of the theorem follows.

Corollary 5.9

Let Mathematical equation be a repetitive primitive substitution tiling on Mathematical equation with a diagonalizable expansion map ϕ whose eigenvalues are algebraic conjugates with the same multiplicity and Mathematical equation be rigid. Then Mathematical equation has pure discrete spectrum if and only if each control point set Mathematical equation, Mathematical equation, is a regular model set in CPS (35)[link] with an internal space which is a product of a Euclidean space and a profinite group.

Proof

It is known that regular model sets have pure discrete spectrum in quite a general setting (Schlottmann, 2000[Schlottmann, M. (2000). CRM Monograph Series, Vol. 13, pp. 143-159. Providence, RI: AMS.]). Together with Theorem 5.8[link], we obtain the equivalence between pure discrete spectrum and a regular model set in substitution tilings.

Now let us look at an example given by Baake et al. (1998[Baake, M., Moody, R. V. & Schlottmann, M. (1998). J. Phys. A Math. Gen. 31, 5755-5765.]).

Example 5.10. We look at the example of non-unimodular substitution tiling which is studied by Baake et al. (1998[Baake, M., Moody, R. V. & Schlottmann, M. (1998). J. Phys. A Math. Gen. 31, 5755-5765.]). This example is proven to be a regular model set in the setting of a CPS constructed by Baake et al. (1998[Baake, M., Moody, R. V. & Schlottmann, M. (1998). J. Phys. A Math. Gen. 31, 5755-5765.]). This has also been considered by Lee, Akiyama & Lee (2020[Lee, D.-I., Akiyama, S. & Lee, J.-Y. (2020). Acta Cryst. A76, 600-610.]), but it could only be described as a model set, not a regular model set. Here in the setting of CPS (35)[link], we show that this example gives a regular model set. The substitution matrix of the primitive two-letter substitution

Mathematical equation

has the Perron–Frobenius eigenvalue Mathematical equation which is a Pisot number. A geometric substitution tiling arising from this substitution can be obtained by replacing symbols a and b in this sequence by the intervals of length l(a) = 1 and l(b) = 2 1/2. Then we have the following tile-substitution ω

Mathematical equation

Mathematical equation

where Ta = ([0,1],a) and Tb = ([0,2 1/2],b). Since Mathematical equation = 0 is the minimal polynomial of λ over Mathematical equation and the constant term of the polynomial is 2, the expansion factor λ is non-unimodular. Then we can construct a repetitive substitution tiling Mathematical equation using the substitution ω.

From Theorem 2.9[link], we know that the control point set Mathematical equation fulfils

Mathematical equation

Let Mathematical equation and Mathematical equation as in Section 4.1.2[link]. Since

Mathematical equation

Mathematical equation

we get

Mathematical equation

Recall from (32[link])

Mathematical equation

Let

Mathematical equation

where Mathematical equation, Mathematical equation, and Mathematical equation is a M-adic space. Since this substitution tiling is known to have pure discrete spectrum (see Baake et al., 1998[Baake, M., Moody, R. V. & Schlottmann, M. (1998). J. Phys. A Math. Gen. 31, 5755-5765.]), it admits an algebraic coincidence. By Proposition 4.4 of Lee (2007[Lee, J.-Y. (2007). J. Geom. Phys. 57, 2263-2285.]) and rewriting the substitution, if necessary, we know that there exists a substitution tiling Mathematical equation such that Mathematical equation and

Mathematical equation

Then, by the same argument as in Proposition 5.4[link],

Mathematical equation

where Nz depends on z and

Mathematical equation

for some ball Mathematical equation of radius Mathematical equation around 0 in Mathematical equation. Let

Mathematical equation

Thus

Mathematical equation

From Proposition 5.7[link], we can observe that the pure discrete spectrum of Mathematical equation gives a model set with an open and precompact window in the internal space Mathematical equation for the control point set Mathematical equation. From Proposition 5.6[link], the measures of the boundaries of the windows are all zero.

Now let us look at another example of a constant-length substitution tiling in Mathematical equation. This example shows that it is important to start with a control point set satisfying the containment (10[link]).

Example 5.11. Consider a two-letter substitution defined as follows:

Mathematical equation

The expansion factor 3 and each prototile can be taken as a unit interval. Starting from Mathematical equation, we can expand b to the left-hand side and a to the right-hand side, applying the substitution infinite times. Then we get the following bi-infinite sequence:

Mathematical equation

We consider two prototiles Ta and Tb each of which corresponds to the letter a and the letter b. Following the sequence (59[link]), we replace each letter by the corresponding prototile and obtain a substitution tiling Mathematical equation which is fixed under the substitution[link]

[Scheme 1]

As a representative point of each tile, if one takes the left end of each interval in the tiling, one gets two point sets Mathematical equation and Mathematical equation such that Mathematical equation and Mathematical equation. Since Mathematical equation, we can take Mathematical equation. Notice in this case that the Euclidean part for the internal space is trivial and the profinite group is

Mathematical equation

Notice that there does not exist Mathematical equation such that

Mathematical equation

This means that neither Mathematical equation nor Mathematical equation can be described as a model set projected from a window whose interior is non-empty in Mathematical equation. However the substitution tiling Mathematical equation has pure discrete spectrum, since it is a periodic structure. The problem here is that the control point set Mathematical equation is not taken to satisfy the containment (10[link]).

On the other hand, if we take the tile map Mathematical equation for which

Mathematical equation

where T = x+Ta and Mathematical equation with Mathematical equation and Mathematical equation, then the control point set Mathematical equation is Mathematical equation and Mathematical equation. So

Mathematical equation

satisfying the containment (10[link]), and the profinite group is

Mathematical equation

So

Mathematical equation

Therefore Mathematical equation can be described as a model set.

6. Further study

In this paper, the rigid structure property of substitution tilings is used to make a connection from pure discrete spectrum to regular model sets, especially to compute the boundary measure of windows. So far, the rigid structure property is known for substitution tilings whose expansion maps (Q) are diagonalizable and the eigenvalues of Q are algebraically conjugate with the same multiplicity (Lee & Solomyak, 2012[Lee, J.-Y. & Solomyak, B. (2012). Discrete Contin. Dyn. Syst. 32, 935-959.]). Thus it would be useful to know some rigid structure for more general settings. If the rigidity property is precisely known for general substitution tilings, it is expected that we will be able to find the connection from pure discrete spectrum to regular model sets.

Acknowledgements

The author is sincerely grateful to the referees for their very sharp comments which helped to improve the paper. She would like to thank U. Grimm, M. Baake, F. Gähler and N. Strungaru for their important discussions at MATRIX in Melbourne where this research was initiated. She is also grateful to S. Akiyama for helpful discussions. She is indebted to R. V. Moody for his interest and valuable comments on this work.

Funding information

Funding for this research was provided by: National Research Foundation of Korea (grant No. 2019R1I1A3A01060365).

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