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A fresh look at the notion of normality

Dynamical Systems 2020-04-13 v1

Abstract

Let GG be a countable cancellative amenable semigroup and let (Fn)(F_n) be a (left) F{\o}lner sequence in GG. We introduce the notion of an (Fn)(F_n)-normal element of {0,1}G\{0,1\}^G. When GG = (N,+)(\mathbb N,+) and Fn={1,2,...,n}F_n = \{1,2,...,n\}, the (Fn)(F_n)-normality coincides with the classical notion. We prove that: \bullet If (Fn)(F_n) is a F{\o}lner sequence in GG, such that for every α(0,1)\alpha\in(0,1) we have nαFn<\sum_n \alpha^{|F_n|}<\infty, then almost every x{0,1}Gx\in\{0,1\}^G is (Fn)(F_n)-normal. \bullet For any F{\o}lner sequence (Fn)(F_n) in GG, there exists an Cham\-per\-nowne-like (Fn)(F_n)-normal set. \bullet There is a natural class of "nice" F{\o}lner sequences in (N,×)(\mathbb N,\times). There exists a Champernowne-like set which is (Fn)(F_n)-normal for every nice F{\o}lner \sq. \bullet Let ANA\subset\mathbb N be a classical normal set. Then, for any F{\o}lner sequence (Kn)(K_n) in (N,×)(\mathbb N,\times) there exists a set EE of (Kn)(K_n)-density 11, such that for any finite subset {n1,n2,,nk}E\{n_1,n_2,\dots,n_k\}\subset E, the intersection A/n1A/n2A/nkA/{n_1}\cap A/{n_2}\cap\ldots\cap A/{n_k} has positive upper density in (N,+)(\mathbb N,+). As a consequence, AA contains arbitrarily long geometric progressions, and, more generally, arbitrarily long "geo-arithmetic" configurations of the form {a(b+ic)j,0i,jk}\{a(b+ic)^j,0\le i,j\le k\}. \bullet For any F{\o}lner \sq\ (Fn)(F_n) in (N,+)(\mathbb N,+) there exist uncountably many (Fn)(F_n)-normal Liouville numbers. \bullet For any nice F{\o}lner sequence (Fn)(F_n) in (N,×)(\mathbb N,\times) there exist uncountably many (Fn)(F_n)-normal Liouville numbers.

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@article{arxiv.2004.05058,
  title  = {A fresh look at the notion of normality},
  author = {Vitaly Bergelson and Tomasz Downarowicz and Michał Misiurewicz},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2004.05058},
  year   = {2020}
}

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52 pages, 1 figure