Infinite partitions and Rokhlin towers (Q2908155)

Let \(T\) be an invertible measure-preserving non-periodic transformation on a Lebesgue space \(\Omega\). The author finds a countable partition \(P\) of \(\Omega\) which is a generator of \(T\) and marks its pieces as non-negative integers, such that the following is true. Let \(h(\omega)\) be a label for the piece of \(P\) where \(\omega\) is. If \(h(T^{-1}\omega)=n\) then pieces labeled as \(h(T^{-n}\omega), h(T^{-n+1}\omega),\dots, h(T^{-1}\omega)\) determine \(h(\omega).\) The modification of this result establishes that every aperiodic stationary process can be extended to a uniform martingale on a countable state space. The proof of the last fact uses the theory of Rokhlin towers developed in the paper and a technique from [\textit{S. Kalikow}, Isr. J. Math. 71, No. 1, 33--54 (1990; Zbl 0711.60041)]. Some examples and open problems are also considered.