Characterization of ergodicity of \(p\)-adic dynamical systems by using the van der Put basis (Q656327)

It is known that the ergodicity of \(p\)-adic dynamical systems can be used to construct pseudo-random number generators. The main aim of the present paper is to obtain results for \(p\)-adic maps that provide the opportunity to characterize important properties including ergodicity and the preservation of the Haar measure in terms of coefficients with respect to the van der Put basis. More specifically, the authors manage to use the van der Put basis in order to examine the properties of discrete dynamical systems in fields of \(p\)-adic numbers.