Geometric Gibbs theory (Q2198339)

The theory of Gibbs measures as used in the study of Sinai-Ruelle-Bowen (SRB) measures in hyperbolic dynamical systems leads in particular to the fundamental concept of an equilibrium state. One direction of enquiry is to study deformations of a Gibbs measure and its associated density, using an appropriate metric on the space of Gibbs measures. Here a complex Banach manifold structure on the space of Gibbs measures is constructed, and a generalised geometric Gibbs measure is introduced and studied. This extends the familiar Gibbs theory from smooth potentials to continuous ones; existence, uniqueness, and compatibility of these geometric Gibbs measures are studied, and they are shown to be equilibrium states.