Asymptotic links (Q1360151)

The paper deals with four different invariants for certain diffeomorphisms and vector fields. The first two invariants are for measure preserving diffeomorphisms of \(D^2\), which are the identity near the boundary. They were introduced by \textit{E. Calabi} [Probl. Analysis Sympos. in Honor of S. Bochner, Princeton Univ. 1969, 1-26 (1970; Zbl 0209.25801)], resp. by \textit{D. Ruelle} [Ann. Inst. Henri Poincaré, Phys. Théor. 42, 109-115 (1985; Zbl 0556.58026)]. The second two invariants are for certain vector fields on three-dimensional manifolds. They were first defined by \textit{V. I. Arnol'd} [Sel. Math. Sov. 5, 327-345 (1986); translation from Mater. Vses. Skh. Differ. Uravn. Beskonechnym Chislom Nezavisimykh Din. Syst. Beskonechnym Chislom Stepenej Svobodny, Dilizhane, May-June 1973, Akad. Arm. SSR, Erevan, 229-256 (1974; Zbl 0623.57016)] resp. by \textit{D. Ruelle} [loc. cit.]. The authors study properties of these invariants, and show relations between them. They prove that the invariants of Calabi and those of Ruelle are topological invariants.