On an entropy of \(\mathbb Z_+^k\)-actions (Q2452395)

This paper studies entropy for \(\mathbb{Z}_{+}^{k}\)-actions, using Friedland's definition of the entropy which involves the orbit space of the \(\mathbb{Z}_{+}^{k}\)-action. The authors gave some basic properties of Friedland's entropy, including the power rule and the relation with the entropy of any subgroup action. Moreover, the authors compute the value of the entropy for \(\mathbb{Z}_{+}^{k}\)-actions on circles generated by expanding endomorphisms, and obtain an upper bound of this entropy for the \(\mathbb{Z}_{+}^{k}\)-actions on tori generated by expanding endomorphisms via the preimage entropies which are entropy-like invariants depending on the inverse orbits structure of the system.