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Universality of G-subshifts with specification

Dynamical Systems 2025-04-21 v1

Abstract

Let GG be an infinite countable amenable group and let (X,G)(X,G) be a GG-subshift with specification, containing a free element. We prove that (X,G)(X,G) is universal, i.e., has positive topological entropy and for any free ergodic GG-action on a standard probability space, (Y,ν,G)(Y,\nu,G), with h(ν)<htop(X)h(\nu)<h_{top}(X), there exists a shift-invariant measure μ\mu on XX such that the systems (Y,ν,G)(Y,\nu,G) and (X,μ,G)(X,\mu,G) are isomorphic. In particular, any KK-shift (consisting of the indicator functions of all maximal KK-separated sets) containing a free element is universal.

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@article{arxiv.2504.13307,
  title  = {Universality of G-subshifts with specification},
  author = {Tomasz Downarowicz and Benjamin Weiss and Mateusz Więcek and Guohua Zhang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2504.13307},
  year   = {2025}
}