Escape of entropy for countable Markov shifts
Abstract
In this paper we study ergodic theory of countable Markov shifts. These are dynamical systems defined over non-compact spaces. Our main result relates the escape of mass, the measure theoretic entropy, and the entropy at infinity of the system. This relation has several consequences. For example we obtain that the entropy map is upper semi-continuous and that the ergodic measures form an entropy dense subset. Our results also provide new proofs of results describing the existence and stability of the measure of maximal entropy. We relate the entropy at infinity with the Hausdorff dimension of the set of recurrent points that escape on average. Of independent interest, we prove a version of Katok’s entropy formula in this non-compact setting.
Citation
Iommi , G , Todd , M & Velozo , A 2022 , ' Escape of entropy for countable Markov shifts ' , Advances in Mathematics , vol. 405 , 108507 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aim.2022.108507
Publication
Advances in Mathematics
Status
Peer reviewed
ISSN
0001-8708Type
Journal article
Description
Funding: GI was partially supported by CONICYT PIA ACT172001 and by Proyecto Fondecyt 1190194. AV was supported by Proyecto Fondecyt Iniciación 11220409.Collections
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