The connection between topological and algebraic entropy (Q444727): Difference between revisions

Let \(G\) be an Abelian group and \(\phi :G\to G\) an endomorphism. If \(G\) is either torsion or is countable and \(\phi\) is an automorphism, then the algebraic entropy \(h_{alg}(\phi)\) of \(\phi\) coincides with the topological entropy \(h_{top}(\widehat{\phi})\) of the dual endomorphism \(\widehat{\phi}\) of the (compact) dual group \(\widehat{G}\) (see respectively, \textit{M.~D.~Weiss} [Math. Syst. Theory 8(1974), 243--248 (1975; Zbl 0298.28014)], and \textit{J.~Peters} [Adv. Math. 33, 1--13 (1979; Zbl 0421.28019)]). The authors generalize these results to all endomorphisms of all Abelian groups proving the next Bridge Theorem: If \(G\) is an Abelian group and \(\phi :G\to G\) is an endomorphism, then \(h_{alg}(\phi)=h_{top}(\widehat{\phi})\). Making use of the Bridge Theorem, they deduce from the Uniqueness Theorem for the algebraic entropy a Uniqueness Theorem for the topological entropy in the category of compact Abelian groups and continuous endomorphisms. As an application a relation is given between the topological Pinsker factor and the algebraic Pinsker subgroup. As a consequence of the Bridge Theorem, the authors prove that for a continuous automorphism \(\psi\) of a compact Abelian group \(K\) the following assertions are equivalent: (1) \(\psi\) is ergodic, (2) \(\psi\) has completely positive topological entropy, (3) the dual automorphism \(\widehat{\psi}\) is algebraically ergodic, (4) \(\widehat{\psi}\) has completely positive algebraic entropy.