Topological and Ergodic Theory of Symbolic Dynamics 1st Edition Henk 1470472198 9781470472191

In a graduate mathematics textbook, Bruin introduces symbolic dynamics from the perspective of topological dynamical systems, and presents a variety of important examples. Symbolic dynamics in essential in the study of dynamical systems of various types, he says, and is connected to many other fields, such ad stochastic processes and ergodic theory. He covers first examples and general properties of subshifts, topological dynamics, subshifts of positive entropy, subshifts of zero entropy, further minimal Cantor systems, methods from ergodic theory, automata and linguistic complexity, and miscellaneous background topics. Annotation ©2022 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)