On non-tameness of the Ellis semigroup

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contents The Ellis semigroup of a dynamical system $(X,T)$ is tame if every element is the limit of a sequence (as opposed to a net) of homeomorphisms coming from the $T$ action. This topological property is related to the cardinality of the semigroup. Non-tame Ellis semigroups have a cardinality which is that of the power set of the continuum $2^{\mathfrak c}$.The semigroup admits a minimal bilateral ideal and this ideal is a union of isomorphic copies of a group $\mathcal H$, the so-called structure group of $(X,T)$. For almost automorphic systems the cardinality of $\mathcal H$ is at most $\mathfrak c$, that of the continuum. We show a partial converse for minimal $(X,T)$ with abelian $T$, namely that the cardinality of the structure group is $2^{\mathfrak c}$ if the proximal relation is not transitive and the subgroup generated by differences of singular points in the maximal equicontinuous factor is not open.This refines the above statement about non-tame Ellis semigroups, as it locates a particular algebraic component of the latter which has such a large cardinality.
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spellingShingle On non-tameness of the Ellis semigroup
Kellendonk, Johannes
Dynamical Systems
The Ellis semigroup of a dynamical system $(X,T)$ is tame if every element is the limit of a sequence (as opposed to a net) of homeomorphisms coming from the $T$ action. This topological property is related to the cardinality of the semigroup. Non-tame Ellis semigroups have a cardinality which is that of the power set of the continuum $2^{\mathfrak c}$.The semigroup admits a minimal bilateral ideal and this ideal is a union of isomorphic copies of a group $\mathcal H$, the so-called structure group of $(X,T)$. For almost automorphic systems the cardinality of $\mathcal H$ is at most $\mathfrak c$, that of the continuum. We show a partial converse for minimal $(X,T)$ with abelian $T$, namely that the cardinality of the structure group is $2^{\mathfrak c}$ if the proximal relation is not transitive and the subgroup generated by differences of singular points in the maximal equicontinuous factor is not open.This refines the above statement about non-tame Ellis semigroups, as it locates a particular algebraic component of the latter which has such a large cardinality.
title On non-tameness of the Ellis semigroup
topic Dynamical Systems
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.07480