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Algebraic dynamical systems from LDPC codes satisfy a strong negation of the weak Pinsker property

Dynamical Systems 2026-01-14 v3 Probability

Abstract

We construct an explicit algebraic example of a subshift of finite type over a group Γ\Gamma with an invariant Markov measure which has completely positive sofic entropy (with respect to `most' sofic approximations) and yet does not have a direct Bernoulli factor, because its model spaces shatter into exponentially many clusters of sub-exponential size. The example and its analysis are related to random low-density parity-check (LDPC) codes.

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@article{arxiv.2312.17387,
  title  = {Algebraic dynamical systems from LDPC codes satisfy a strong negation of the weak Pinsker property},
  author = {Tim Austin and Lewis Bowen and Christopher Shriver},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2312.17387},
  year   = {2026}
}

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