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Finite Measures of Maximal Entropy for an Open Set of Partially Hyperbolic Diffeomorphisms

Dynamical Systems 2024-05-09 v3

Abstract

We consider partially hyperbolic diffeomorphisms ff with a one-dimensional central direction such that the unstable entropy exceeds the stable entropy. Our main result proves that such maps have a finite number of ergodic measures of maximal entropy. Moreover, any C1+C^{1+} diffeomorphism near ff in the C1C^1 topology possesses at most the same number of ergodic measures of maximal entropy. Our contribution is in extending the findings in [4] to arbitrary dimensions. We believe our technique, essentially distinct from the one in that paper, is robust and may find applications in further contexts.

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@article{arxiv.2401.02776,
  title  = {Finite Measures of Maximal Entropy for an Open Set of Partially Hyperbolic Diffeomorphisms},
  author = {Juan Carlos Mongez and Maria Jose Pacifico},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2401.02776},
  year   = {2024}
}