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Non-intersecting splitting algebras in a non-Bernoulli transformation

Dynamical Systems 2011-08-31 v1

Abstract

Given a measure preserving transformation TT on a Lebesgue σ\sigma algebra, a complete TT invariant sub σ\sigma algebra is said to split if there is another complete TT invariant sub σ\sigma algebra on which TT is Bernoulli which is completely independent of the given sub σ\sigma algebra and such that the two sub σ\sigma algebras together generate the entire σ\sigma algebra. It is easily shown that two splitting sub σ\sigma algebras with nothing in common imply TT to be K. Here it is shown that TT does not have to be Bernoulli by exhibiting two such non-intersecting σ\sigma algebras for the T,T1T,T^{-1} transformation, negatively answering a question posed by Thouvenot in 1975.

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@article{arxiv.1108.5737,
  title  = {Non-intersecting splitting algebras in a non-Bernoulli transformation},
  author = {Steven Kalikow},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1108.5737},
  year   = {2011}
}

Comments

This paper has been accepted to and will appear in the special edition of Ergodic Theory and Dynamical systems in honor of Dan Rudolph

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