On the number of ergodic minimizing measures for Lagrangian flows (Q2372657)

The paper provides an example where for an open set of Lagrangians on \({\mathbb T}^n\) there is at least a cohomology class \(c\) with at least \(n\) different ergodic \(c\)-minimizing measures. The result is of interest also in connection with a problem raised by \textit{R. Mañé} [Nonlinearity 9, No. 2, 273--310 (1996; Zbl 0886.58037)]. Indeed it shows it is not possible that for generic Lagrangians every minimizing measure is uniquely ergodic; in view of the example provided here, the best one can hope for is that ``for a generic Lagrangian, for every cohomology class there are at most \(n\) corresponding ergodic minimizing measures, where \(n\) is the dimension of the first cohomology group''.