Entropy, topological transitivity, and dimensional properties of unique q-expansions

Abstract: Let

M

be a positive integer and

q i n (1, M + 1] .

We consider expansions of real numbers in base

q

over the alphabet

0, l d o t s, M

. In particular, we study the set

m a t h c a l U_{q}

of real numbers with a unique

q

-expansion, and the set

m a t h b f U_{q}

of corresponding sequences. It was shown in (Komornik et al, 2017 Adv. Math.) that the function

H

, which associates to each

q i n (1, M + 1]

the topological entropy of

m a t h c a l U_{q}

, is a Devil's staircase. In this paper we explicitly determine the plateaus of

H

, and characterize the bifurcation set

m a t h c a l E

of

q

's where the function

H

is not locally constant. Moreover, we show that

m a t h c a l E

is a Cantor set of full Hausdorff dimension. We also investigate the topological transitivity of a naturally occurring subshift

(m a t h b f V_{q}, s i g m a),

which has a close connection with open dynamical systems. Finally, we prove that the Hausdorff dimension and box dimension of

m a t h c a l U_{q}

coincide for all

q i n (1, M + 1]

.

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