Entropy theory for sectional hyperbolic flows (Q2028622)

The main topic of this paper is the statistical description of the sectional hyperbolic flows in any dimension. The authors introduce the sectional hyperbolic compact invariant set \(\Lambda\) of a \(\mathcal{C}^1\)-flow \(\phi_t\) by using some special dominated splitting on \(\Lambda\). In the particular case that all the singularities in \(\Lambda\) are hyperbolic, Theorem A shows that there are a neighborhood \(\mathcal{U}\) of \(\phi_t\) in the \(\mathcal{C}^1\)-topology and a neighborhood \(U\) of \(\Lambda\) such that such that for every \(\psi_t\in\mathcal{U}\), the maximal invariant set of \(\psi_t\) in \(U\) is entropy expansive at scale \(\delta\). The set \(B_{\infty}(x,\delta)=\{y\colon d(f^n(x),f^n(y))<\delta \mbox{ for all }n\in\mathbb{Z}\}\) with \(f=\psi_1\) (the time-one map) has zero topological entropy for each \(x\) in the mentioned the maximal invariant set. In Theorem B the authors obtain the continuity of the topological entropy for sectional hyperbolic invariant sets. Furthermore, if \(\Lambda\) is Lyapunov stable, Theorem C implies that the topological entropy \(h_{top}(\phi_t|_{\Lambda})\) is bigger than zero (uniformly). Finally, the authors present some important applications to some sectional hyperbolic sets belonging to the so-called Lorenz-like class: Lyapunov stable chain recurrent class with singularities and regular points. For instance, Corollary E claims that \(\mathcal{C}^1\)-generically, every Lorenz-like class is an attractor and contains a periodic orbit. The paper is very well written, and it is an important contribution in this research area.