For operators generated by a certain class of infinite three-diagonal matrices with matrix elements we establish a characterization of the resolvent set in terms of polynomial solutions of the underlying second order finite-difference equations. This enables us to describe some asymptotic behavior of the corresponding systems of vector orthogonal polynomials on the resolvent set. We also find that the operators generated by infinite Jacobi matrices have the largest resolvent set in this class.

We study the discrete Schrödinger operator $H$ in ${𝐙}^d$ with the surface quasi periodic potential $V\left(x\right)=g\delta \left(x_1\right)tan\pi (\alpha ·x_2+\omega )$, where $x=(x_1,x_2),x_1\in {𝐙}^{d_1},x_2\in {𝐙}^{d_2},\alpha \in {𝐑}^{d_2},\omega \in [0,1)$. We first discuss a proof of the pure absolute continuity of the spectrum of $H$ on the interval $[-d,d]$ (the spectrum of the discrete laplacian) in the case where the components of $\alpha$ are rationally independent. Then we show that in this case the generalized eigenfunctions have the form of the “volume” waves, i.e. of the sum of the incident plane wave and reflected from the hyper-plane ${𝐙}^{d_1}$ waves, the form...