Chain recurrence rates and topological entropy of free semigroup actions (Q6145762)

Let \(X\) be a compact metric space and \(G\) be the free semigroup generated by \(\{f_0, \cdots, f_{m-1}\}\), with each \(f_i\) being a continuous self-map on \(X\) for all \(i = 0, \cdots , m - 1\). The authors prove that for the dynamical system \((X, G)\) the topological entropy \(h(G)\) is equivalent to the pseudo-entropy \(h^{*}(G)\) of free semigroup actions. Denote the chain recurrence time and the chain mixing time of the free semigroup action \(G\) by \(r_{\varepsilon}(G)\) and \(m_{\varepsilon}(\delta, G)\), respectively. The authors demonstrate that given certain circumstances, there exists a quantitative correlation between the upper box dimension \(\overline{\dim}_B X\) of the space \(X\) and the chain recurrence (mixing) time. One of the main theorems is as follows: Theorem. Let \(\overline{\dim}_B X\) be the upper box dimension of \(X\). There exists a constant \(C>0\) such that for small enough \(\varepsilon>0\): (1) If \(G\) is chain transitive, then \(r_{\varepsilon}(G)\leq C/\varepsilon^{\overline{\dim}_B X+1}\); (2) If \(G\) is chain mixing, then \(m_{\varepsilon}(\delta, G)\leq C/\varepsilon^{2(\overline{\dim}_B X+1)}\). Finally the authors derive a lower bound for the topological entropy of free semigroup actions employing the formula \(h(G) = h^{*}(G)\). They examine the structure of chain transitive systems within free semigroup actions, thereby generalizing the findings established in the existing literature.