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A stochastic analogue of a theorem of Boyle's on almost flow equivalence

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 September 2008

Paulo Ventura Araújo
Paulo Ventura Araújo
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Centro de Matemática, Faculdade de Ciências, 4000 Porto, Portugal
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Abstract

We study a new topological classification of suspension flows on subshifts of finite type, and obtain a new proof of a theorem of Boyle's which states that, in an appropriate sense, all such flows are alike. We prove that the stochastic version of this classification is non-trivial by exhibiting a certain invariant, and show that this invariant is complete in a particular case, although not in general. Symbolic flows are important as models of basic sets of Axiom A flows, and so we discuss the significance of our results for this latter type of flow.

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Research Article
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Ergodic Theory and Dynamical Systems , Volume 13 , Issue 3 , September 1993 , pp. 417 - 444
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1993

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