An analogue of the variational principle for group and pseudogroup actions (Q381139)

In this paper, the notion of a local measure entropy introduced by \textit{M. Brin} and \textit{A. Katok} [Lect. Notes Math. 1007, 30--38 (1983; Zbl 0533.58020)] for a single map is generalized to the case of finitely generated groups of homeomorphisms. The author applies the theory of dimensional type characteristics of a dynamical system elaborated by Pesin to obtain a relationship between the topological entropy of a pseudogroup and a group of homeomorphisms of a metric space, defined by \textit{E. Ghys} et al. [Acta Math. 160, No. 1--2, 105--142 (1988; Zbl 0666.57021)], and its local measure entropies. An analogue of the variational principle for group and pseudogroup actions, which allows us to study local dynamics of foliations, is obtained. Let \((X, d)\) be a compact metric space, and denote by \(\text{Homeo}(X)\) the family of all homeomorphisms of \(X\). For any finite set \(G_1 \subset \text{Homeo}(X)\), let \(G\) be the pseudogroup generated by \(G_1\). In such case, we say that \((G, G_1)\) is finitely generated. The main results of this paper are the following two theorems: Theorem 5.2. Let \((G, G_1)\) be a finitely generated group of homeomorphisms of a compact closed and oriented manifold \((M, d)\). Let \(E\) be a Borel subset of \(M\), \(s \in (0, \infty)\) and \(\mu_v\), the natural volume measure on \(M\). If \(h_{\mu_v}^G(x) \leq s\) for all \(x \in E\), then \(h_{\mathrm{top}}((G, G_1), E) \leq s\). Theorem 5.3. Let \((G, G_1)\) be a finitely generated group of homeomorphisms on a compact metric space \((X, d)\). Let \(E\) be a Borel subset of \(X\) and \(s \in (0, \infty)\). Denote by \(\mu\) a Borel probability measure on \(X\). If \(h_{\mu,G}(x) \geq s\) for all \(x \in E\) and \(\mu(E) > 0\), then \(h_{\mathrm{top}}((G, G_1), E) \geq s\). The results are a generalization of Theorem 1 of \textit{J.-H. Ma} and \textit{Z.-Y. Wen} [C. R., Math., Acad. Sci. Paris 346, No. 9--10, 503--507 (2008; Zbl 1138.37007)].