Diffusion approximation and hyperbolic automorphisms of the torus (Q678362)

The goal of the present paper is to give an example of a reversible dynamics which after some appropriate scaling leads to an irreversible limit dynamics. In particular, the authors want to present such an example that allows for a complete and elementary analysis, without appeal to sophisticated tools from ergodic theory. The examples presented are hyperbolic automorphisms \(T\) of the torus, and for simplicity, they work with the two-dimensional torus and Arnold's cat map. It is proven that a suitably scaled process converges weakly to a diffusion.