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Dimensions of random statistically self-affine Sierpinski sponges in $\mathbb R^k$

Dynamical Systems 2020-09-04 v2 Metric Geometry Probability

Abstract

We compute the Hausdorff dimension of any random statistically self-affine Sierpinski sponge KRkK\subset \mathbb{R}^k (k2k\ge 2) obtained by using some percolation process in [0,1]k[0,1]^k. To do so, we first exhibit a Ledrappier-Young type formula for the Hausdorff dimensions of statistically self-affine measures supported on KK. This formula presents a new feature compared to its deterministic or random dynamical version. Then, we establish a variational principle expressing dimHK\dim_H K as the supremum of the Hausdorff dimensions of statistically self-affine measures supported on KK, and show that the supremum is uniquely attained. The value of dimHK\dim_H K is also expressed in terms of the weighted pressure function of some deterministic potential. As a by-product, when k=2k=2, we give an alternative approach to the Hausdorff dimension of KK, which was first obtained by Gatzouras and Lalley \cite{GL94}. The value of the box counting dimension of KK and its equality with dimHK\dim_H K are also studied. We also obtain a variational formula for the Hausdorff dimensions of some orthogonal projections of KK, and for statistically self-affine measures supported on~KK, we establish a dimension conservation property through these projections.

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@article{arxiv.2002.00642,
  title  = {Dimensions of random statistically self-affine Sierpinski sponges in $\mathbb R^k$},
  author = {Julien Barral and De-Jun Feng},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2002.00642},
  year   = {2020}
}