Maximal Entropy Measures for Piecewise Affine Surface Homeomorphisms
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چکیده
We study the dynamics of piecewise affine surface homeomorphisms from the point of view of their entropy. Under the assumption of positive topological entropy, we establish the existence of finitely many ergodic and invariant probability measures maximizing entropy and prove a multiplicative lower bound for the number of periodic points. This is intended as a step towards the understanding of surface diffeomorphisms. We proceed by building a jump transformation, using not first returns but carefully selected “good” returns to dispense with Markov partitions. We control these good returns through some entropy and ergodic arguments.
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