Ergodic properties of the Erdős measure, the entropy of the goldenshift, and related problems (Q1273645)

The Erdős measure on the interval [\textit{P. Erdős}, Am. J. Math. 61, 974-976 (1939; Zbl 0022.35402)] is the singular measure corresponding to the distribution of the random variable \(\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}\varepsilon_n\rho^{-n}\) where \(\rho\) is the golden mean and \(\varepsilon_n\) is a sequence of i.i.d. random variables taking the values 0 and 1 with equal probability. In this extended study, the authors introduce a two-sided generalization of the Erdős measure and a map that preserves this measure (the `goldenshift'). The entropy is computed and related to the pointwise dimension of the Erdős measure. The work applies ideas from the work of \textit{A. M. Vershik} on arithmetical expansions and dynamics [Funkts. Anal. Prilozh. 26, No. 3, 22-27 (1992; Zbl 0810.58031)].