The Relative Variational Principle by Ledrappier and Walters: A survey
Dynamical Systems
2025-12-01 v1
Abstract
Ledrappier and Walters's article "A Relativised Variational Principle for Continuous Transformations", J. Lond. Math. Soc. (2) 16 (1977), no.3, 568-576) is a landmark in the development of Thermodynamic Formalism. This survey, aimed at newcomers to the field and experts in adjacent fields discusses the background, the Ledrappier-Walters article and some subsequent developments in the field.
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@article{arxiv.2511.22743,
title = {The Relative Variational Principle by Ledrappier and Walters: A survey},
author = {Anthony Quas},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2511.22743},
year = {2025}
}
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to appear, Journal of the London Mathematical Society