Published online by Cambridge University Press: 16 September 2014
Let $G=(G_{n})_{n}$ be a strictly increasing sequence of positive integers with
$G_{0}=1$. We study the system of numeration defined by this sequence by looking at the corresponding compactification
${\mathcal{K}}_{G}$ of
$\mathbb{N}$ and the extension of the addition-by-one map
${\it\tau}$ on
${\mathcal{K}}_{G}$ (the ‘odometer’). We give sufficient conditions for the existence and uniqueness of
${\it\tau}$-invariant measures on
${\mathcal{K}}_{G}$ in terms of combinatorial properties of
$G$.