mixing action
Let X be a topological space and let G be a semigroup.
An action ϕ={ϕg}g∈G of G on X is (topologically) mixing
if, given any two open subsets U, V of X,
the intersection
U∩ϕg(V) is nonempty
for all g∈G except at most finitely many.
Example 1.
Let F:X→X be a continuous function.
Then F is topologically mixing if and only if
the action of the monoid ℕ on X
defined by ϕn(x)=Fn(x)
is mixing according to the definition given above.
Example 2. Suppose X is a discrete nonempty set and G is a group; endow XG with the product topology. The action of G on XG defined by
ϕg(c)(z)=c(g⋅z)∀c:G→X |
is mixing.
To prove this fact, we may suppose without loss of generality that U and V are two cylindric sets of the form:
U | = | {c∈XG∣c|E=u|E} | ||
V | = | {c∈XG∣c|F=v|F} |
for suitable finite subsets E,F⊆G and functions u,v:G→X.
Then the only chance for U∩ϕg(V) to be empty,
is that e=gf for some e∈E, f∈F
such that u(e)≠v(f):
but then, g∈EF-1, which is finite.
Title | mixing action |
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Canonical name | MixingAction |
Date of creation | 2013-03-22 19:19:32 |
Last modified on | 2013-03-22 19:19:32 |
Owner | Ziosilvio (18733) |
Last modified by | Ziosilvio (18733) |
Numerical id | 5 |
Author | Ziosilvio (18733) |
Entry type | Definition |
Classification | msc 37B05 |