A backward ergodic theorem along trees and its consequences for free group actions
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| author | Tserunyan, Anush Zomback, Jenna |
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| contents | We prove a new pointwise ergodic theorem for probability-measure-preserving (pmp) actions of free groups, where the ergodic averages are taken over arbitrary finite subtrees of the standard Cayley graph rooted at the identity. This result is a significant strengthening of a theorem of Grigorchuk (1987) and Nevo and Stein (1994), and a version of it was conjectured by Bufetov in 2002. Our theorem for free groups arises from a new - backward - ergodic theorem for a countable-to-one pmp transformation, where the averages are taken over arbitrary trees of finite height in the backward orbit of the point (i.e. trees of possible pasts). We also discuss other applications of this backward theorem, in particular to the shift map with Markov measures, which yields a pointwise ergodic theorem along trees for the boundary actions of free groups. |
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| spellingShingle | A backward ergodic theorem along trees and its consequences for free group actions Tserunyan, Anush Zomback, Jenna Dynamical Systems Logic 37A30, 37A20, 03E15 We prove a new pointwise ergodic theorem for probability-measure-preserving (pmp) actions of free groups, where the ergodic averages are taken over arbitrary finite subtrees of the standard Cayley graph rooted at the identity. This result is a significant strengthening of a theorem of Grigorchuk (1987) and Nevo and Stein (1994), and a version of it was conjectured by Bufetov in 2002. Our theorem for free groups arises from a new - backward - ergodic theorem for a countable-to-one pmp transformation, where the averages are taken over arbitrary trees of finite height in the backward orbit of the point (i.e. trees of possible pasts). We also discuss other applications of this backward theorem, in particular to the shift map with Markov measures, which yields a pointwise ergodic theorem along trees for the boundary actions of free groups. |
| title | A backward ergodic theorem along trees and its consequences for free group actions |
| topic | Dynamical Systems Logic 37A30, 37A20, 03E15 |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2012.10522 |