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Aperiodic order and spectral properties

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This article presents a very gentle introduction to the field of aperiodic order, aimed at a general audience. It is intended to provide a "Snapshot of Modern Mathematics" relating to the Oberwolfach mini-workshop "Dynamical versus Diffraction Spectra in the Theory of Quasicrystals" in November/December 2014.

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Michael Baake, David Damanik, Uwe Grimm. 2015-06-16. Aperiodic order and spectral properties. https://doi.org/10.14760/snap-2017-003-en

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