Overview
- Offers an accessible introduction to the dynamics of ergodic systems
- Unifies topics across ergodic theory, topological dynamics, complex dynamics, and dynamical systems
- Explores real-world applications from financial fraud to virus dynamics
- Illustrates theory through engaging examples, applications, and color graphics
Part of the book series: Graduate Texts in Mathematics (GTM, volume 289)
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Table of contents (14 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Keywords
- Ergodic theory textbook
- Dynamical systems textbook
- Dynamics of ergodic systems
- Complex dynamics
- Topological dynamics
- Ergodic theorems
- Perron–Frobenius theory
- Invariant measures dynamics
- Type III measurable dynamical systems
- Topological entropy
- Measure theoretic entropy
- Julia sets
- Cellular automata textbook
- Applications of dynamics to biological systems
- Mathematics of virus dynamics
About this book
This textbook provides a broad introduction to the fields of dynamical systems and ergodic theory. Motivated by examples throughout, the author offers readers an approachable entry-point to the dynamics of ergodic systems. Modern and classical applications complement the theory on topics ranging from financial fraud to virus dynamics, offering numerous avenues for further inquiry.
Starting with several simple examples of dynamical systems, the book begins by establishing the basics of measurable dynamical systems, attractors, and the ergodic theorems. From here, chapters are modular and can be selected according to interest. Highlights include the Perron–Frobenius theorem, which is presented with proof and applications that include Google PageRank. An in-depth exploration of invariant measures includes ratio sets and type III measurable dynamical systems using the von Neumann factor classification. Topological and measure theoretic entropy are illustrated and compared in detail, with an algorithmic application of entropy used to study the papillomavirus genome. A chapter on complex dynamics introduces Julia sets and proves their ergodicity for certain maps. Cellular automata are explored as a series of case studies in one and two dimensions, including Conway’s Game of Life and latent infections of HIV. Other chapters discuss mixing properties, shift spaces, and toral automorphisms.Ergodic Dynamics unifies topics across ergodic theory, topological dynamics, complex dynamics, and dynamical systems, offering an accessible introduction to the area. Readers across pure and applied mathematics will appreciate the rich illustration of the theory through examples, real-world connections, and vivid color graphics. A solid grounding in measure theory, topology, and complex analysis is assumed; appendices provide a brief review of the essentials from measure theory, functional analysis, and probability.
Reviews
“A book like this one is a very useful tool to introduce this subject, in a didactic way, for students and young researchers … . The book is intended for an introductory course on the main ideas and examples in ergodic theory … using some classical and current applications. A solid grounding in measure theory, topology, and complex analysis will make the book readily accessible. There are exercises given at the end of every chapter, including the appendices.” (Elismar daRosa Oliveira, Mathematical Reviews, April, 2022)
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Jane Hawkins is Professor Emerita at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She obtained her Ph.D. from the University of Warwick, where she studied as a Marshall Scholar. Her research interests are centered on dynamical systems and complex dynamics, including cellular automata and Julia sets. She has taught graduate courses related to the text at Stony Brook University, Cal Tech, Duke and UNC. In addition to supervising more than a dozen Ph.D. and master’s students, Hawkins was an inaugural Fellow of the American Mathematical Society where she has also been active in AMS governance.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Ergodic Dynamics
Book Subtitle: From Basic Theory to Applications
Authors: Jane Hawkins
Series Title: Graduate Texts in Mathematics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-59242-4
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Mathematics and Statistics, Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-59241-7Published: 29 January 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-59244-8Published: 29 January 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-59242-4Published: 28 January 2021
Series ISSN: 0072-5285
Series E-ISSN: 2197-5612
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 336
Number of Illustrations: 14 b/w illustrations, 43 illustrations in colour