Ergodic theory of interval exchange maps (Q2496879)

The paper presents a detailed and unified review of results concerning interval exchange maps that have been developed over roughly the last thirty years. An introductory segment begins with definitions, examples and geometric interpretation. Basic tools and properties are described, such as Keane's condition, Rauzy-Veech renormalization, and the Zorich transformation. Attention then is turned to translation surfaces, geodesic flow on them, Teichmüller flow, and their connections with interval exchange maps. The paper concludes by presenting one proof of Keane's conjecture of the unique ergodicity of almost every interval exchange map (originally proved by Masur and by Veech), and of the existence of an ergodic, invariant probability measure for the Zorich renormalization operator.