Abstract
Birkhoff's well-known ergodic theorem states that the simple averages of a sequence of real (integrable) function values on successive iterates of a measure-preserving mapping T converge a.s. to the conditional expected value of the function conditioned on the invariant sigma-field. If the mapping is in addition ergodic, then the limit is simply the unconditional expected value:
In this article, we discuss the analogous result for sequences of partial maxima: given a measurable f, if T is measure-preserving and ergodic then
Series criteria are provided which characterize the a.s. maximal and minimal growth rates of the sequence of partial maxima.
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Appel, M.J. Series Criteria for Growth Rates of Partial Maxima of Iterated Ergodic Map Values. Journal of Theoretical Probability 15, 153–159 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1013843518677
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1013843518677