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Dewey Class	512.55
Dewey Class	512.482
Title	Dynamical Systems of Algebraic Origin ([EBook]) / by Klaus Schmidt.
Author	Schmidt, Klaus, , 1943-
Other name(s)	SpringerLink (Online service)
Publication	Basel : Birkhäuser , 1995.
Physical Details	XVIII, 310 p. 1 illus. : online resource.
Series	Modern Birkhäuser classics
ISBN	9783034802772
Summary Note	Although much of classical ergodic theory is concerned with single transformations and one-parameter flows, the subject inherits from statistical mechanics not only its name, but also an obligation to analyze spatially extended systems with multidimensional symmetry groups. However, the wealth of concrete and natural examples which has contributed so much to the appeal and development of classical dynamics, is noticeably absent in this more general theory. The purpose of this book is to help remedy this scarcity of explicit examples by introducing a class of continuous Zd-actions diverse enough to exhibit many of the new phenomena encountered in the transition from Z to Zd, but which nevertheless lends itself to systematic study: the Zd-actions by automorphisms of compact, abelian groups. One aspect of these actions, not surprising in itself but quite striking in its extent and depth nonetheless, is the connection with commutative algebra and arithmetical algebraic geometry. The algebraic framework resulting from this connection allows the construction of examples with a variety of specified dynamical properties, and by combining algebraic and dynamical tools one obtains a quite detailed understanding of this class of Zd-actions. It is a marvelous display of the richness and depth of the interplay between dynamical systems on one hand and commutative algebra and number theory on the other. (...) This book is a very valuable addition to the literature on dynamical systems and ergodic theory. (Mathematical Reviews) This beautifully written monograph (...) is a very important addition to the literature, giving the first systematic account of the ergodic theory of algebraic Zd-actions. It will be of immense value to any researchers and graduate students interested in such multi-dimensional actions. (Zentralblatt MATH).:
Contents note	I Group actions by automorphisms of compact groups -- II -actions on compact abelian groups -- III Expansive automorphisms of compact groups -- IV Periodic points -- V Entropy -- VI Positive entropy -- VII Zero entropy -- VIII Mixing -- IX Rigidity.
System details note	Online access to this digital book is restricted to subscription institutions through IP address (only for SISSA internal users)
Internet Site	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-0277-2
Links to Related Works	Subject References: Algebraic Geometry . Dynamical Systems . Functions of real variables . Group theory . Lie groups . Probabilities . Real Functions . Statistical Physics . Statistical Physics, Dynamical Systems and Complexity . Topological groups . Authors: Schmidt, Klaus, 1943- . Schmidt, Klaus, 1943- . Corporate Authors: SpringerLink (Online service) . Series: Modern Birkhäuser classics . Classification: 512.482 . 512.55 .

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