There is no complete numerical invariant for smooth conjugacy of circle diffeomorphisms

arXiv2209.02137MaRDI QIDQ6409786FDOQ6409786

Philipp Kunde

Publication date: 5 September 2022

Abstract: Classical results by Poincar'e and Denjoy show that two orientation-preserving $C^2$ diffeomorphisms of the circle are topologically conjugate if and only if they have the same rotation number. We show that there is no possibility of getting such a complete numerical Borel invariant for the conjugacy relation of orientation-preserving circle diffeomorphisms by homeomorphisms with higher degree of regularity. For instance, we consider conjugacy by H"older homeomorphisms or by $C^k$-diffeomorphisms with $kinmathbb{Z}^{+}cupinfty$. The proof combines techniques from Descriptive Set Theory and a quantitative version of the Approximation by Conjugation method for circle diffeomorphisms.

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