Geometry and entropy of generalized rotation sets

• Published in: Israel journal of mathematics 2014-03, Vol.199 (2), p.791-829
• Main Authors: Kucherenko, Tamara, Wolf, Christian
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Algebra; Analysis; Applications of Mathematics; Group Theory and Generalizations; Mathematical and Computational Physics; Mathematics; Mathematics and Statistics; Theoretical
• ISSN: 0021-2172; 1565-8511
• DOI: 10.1007/s11856-013-0053-4

For a continuous map f on a compact metric space we study the geometry and entropy of the generalized rotation set Rot(Φ). Here Φ = (ϕ 1 , ..., ϕ m ) is a m -dimensional continuous potential and Rot(Φ) is the set of all µ-integrals of Φ and µ runs over all f -invariant probability measures. It is easy to see that the rotation set is a compact and convex subset of ℝ m . We study the question if every compact and convex set is attained as a rotation set of a particular set of potentials within a particular class of dynamical systems. We give a positive answer in the case of subshifts of finite type by constructing for every compact and convex set K in ℝ m a potential Φ = Φ( K ) with Rot(Φ) = K . Next, we study the relation between Rot(Φ) and the set of all statistical limits Rot Pt (Φ). We show that in general these sets differ but also provide criteria that guarantee Rot(Φ) = Rot Pt (Φ). Finally, we study the entropy function w ↦ H ( w ), w ∈ Rot(Φ). We establish a variational principle for the entropy function and show that for certain non-uniformly hyperbolic systems H ( w ) is determined by the growth rate of those hyperbolic periodic orbits whose Φ-integrals are close to w . We also show that for systems with strong thermodynamic properties (sub-shifts of finite type, hyperbolic systems and expansive homeomorphisms with specification, etc.) the entropy function w ↦ H ( w ) is real-analytic in the interior of the rotation set.