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Relation between irrationality and regularity for $ C^1 $ conjugacy of $ C^2 $ circle diffeomorphisms to rigid rotations

Dynamical Systems 2026-02-24 v2

Abstract

By introducing the modulus of continuity, we first establish the corresponding cross-ratio distortion estimates under C2 C^2 smoothness, and further derive a Denjoy-type inequality, which is almost optimal for dealing with circle diffeomorphisms. The latter plays a prominent role in the study of C1 C^1 conjugacy to irrational rotations. We also establish an explicit integrability correlation between continuity and irrationality for the first time. Furthermore, the regularity of the conjugation is addressed and proved to be sharp.

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@article{arxiv.2211.01590,
  title  = {Relation between irrationality and regularity for $ C^1 $ conjugacy of $ C^2 $ circle diffeomorphisms to rigid rotations},
  author = {Zhicheng Tong and Shuyuan Xiao and Yong Li},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2211.01590},
  year   = {2026}
}

Comments

27 pages. To appear in Chinese Ann. Math. Ser. B