Pure discrete spectrum in substitution tiling spaces (Q1946311)

It is known that a pattern of points produces a pure point \(X\)-ray diffraction if and only if the associated tiling dynamical system has purely discrete spectrum. Consequently, a sufficient condition for having a purely discrete dynamical spectrum is of considerable interest. In this paper, a technique for establishing pure discrete spectrum for substitution systems of Pisot type is given. These results are a generalization of the one-dimensional results of the first author and \textit{J. Kwapisz} [Am. J. Math. 128, No. 5, 1219--1282 (2006; Zbl 1152.37011)] for one-dimensional Pisot substitutions. This paper also clarifies the proof of the earlier result, and gives some two-dimensional examples.