Ergodic theory

Karl E. Petersen9780521236324, 0521236320

The author presents the fundamentals of the ergodic theory of point transformations and several advanced topics of intense research. The study of dynamical systems forms a vast and rapidly developing field even when considering only activity whose methods derive mainly from measure theory and functional analysis. Each of the basic aspects of ergodic theory–examples, convergence theorems, recurrence properties, and entropy–receives a basic and a specialized treatment. The author’s accessible style and the profusion of exercises, references, summaries, and historical remarks make this a useful book for graduate students or self study.