Alternative approaches to the absolute continuity of Jacobi matrices with monotonic weights

We present two approaches to the spectral studies for infinite Jacobi matrices with monotonic or “near-tomonotonic” weights. The first one is based on the subordination theory due to Khan and Pearson [17] combined with the detailed analysis of the transfer matrices for the solutions of the formal eigenequation. The second one uses an extension of the commutator approach developed by Putnam in [19]. Applying these methods we prove the absolute continuity for several classes of weights and diagonals. For some other cases we prove the emptiness of the point spectrum. The results are illustrated with examples and compared with the results of Dombrowski [7]-[13], Clark [2] and of Mate and Nevai [18]. We show that some of our results are stronger.