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On isomorphism problem for von Neumann flows with one discontinuity

A von Neumann flow is a special flow over an irrational rotation of the circle and under a piecewise $C^1$ roof function with a non-zero sum of jumps. We prove that the absolute value of the slope is a (measure theoretic) invariant in the class of von Neumann special flows with one discontinuity, i.e. two ergodic von Neumann flows with one discontinuity are not isomorphic if the slopes of the roof functions have different absolute values, regardless of the irrational rotation in the base.