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An example is given of a positively oriented minimal distalC ∞ diffeomorphism of the torus which is not topologically conjugate to aC 1 skew-product.
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Rees, M. Non-conjugacy of a minimal distal diffeomorphism of the torus to aC 1 skew-product. Israel J. Math. 32, 193–200 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02764915
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02764915