Equidistribution of singular measures on nilmanifolds and skew products

DOI10.1017/S0143385710000684zbMATH Open1250.37003arXiv1003.3112OpenAlexW2063347244MaRDI QIDQ2884098FDOQ2884098

Authors: Fabrizio Polo 

Publication date: 24 May 2012

Published in: Ergodic Theory and Dynamical Systems (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We prove that for a minimal rotation T on a 2-step nilmanifold and any measure mu, the push-forward T^n(mu) of mu under T^n tends toward Haar measure if and only if mu projects to Haar measure on the maximal torus factor. For an arbitrary nilmanifold we get the same result along a sequence of uniform density 1. These results strengthen Parry's result that such systems are uniquely ergodic. Extending the work of Furstenberg, we prove an analogous theorem for a large class of iterated skew products. Additionally we prove a multiplicative ergodic theorem for functions taking values in the upper unipotent group. Finally, we characterize limits of T^n(mu) for some skew product transformations with expansive fibers. All results are presented in terms of twisting and weak twisting, properties which strengthen unique ergodicity in a way analogous to how mixing and weak mixing strengthen ergodicity for measure preserving systems.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1003.3112

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zbMATH Keywords

ergodicitynilmanifoldsweak mixingequidistributionHaar measuresingular measurestwistingskew productsminimal rotationweak twisting

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Ergodicity, mixing, rates of mixing (37A25) Dynamical aspects of measure-preserving transformations (37A05)

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