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The entropy of C2 surface diffeomorphisms in terms of Hausdorff dimension and a Lyapunov exponent

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 September 2008

Leonardo Mendoza
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Escuela de Ciencias, U.C.O.L.A., Apdo. 400 Barquisimeto, Venezuela
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In this paper we prove that if the entropy of an ergodic measure preserved by a C2 surface diffeomorphism is positive then it is equal to the product of the Hausdorff dimension of the quotient measure defined by the family of stable manifolds and the positive Lyapunov exponent.

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