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Lower bounds of the topological entropy for nonautonomous dynamical systems

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In this paper, lower bounds of the topological entropy for nonautonomous dynamical systems are given via the growths of topological complexity in fundamental group and in degree.

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Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (10701032); Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province (A2008000132); the Doctoral Foundation of Hebei Normal University (L2005B02)

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Zhang, Jl., Chen, Lx. Lower bounds of the topological entropy for nonautonomous dynamical systems. Appl. Math. J. Chin. Univ. 24, 76–82 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11766-009-2013-7

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