Model sets are projections of certain lattice subsets. It was realized by Moody [Uniform distribution in model sets. Canad. Math. Bull. 45(1) (2002), 123–130] that dynamical properties of such a set are induced from the torus associated with the lattice. We follow and extend this approach by studying dynamics on the graph of the map that associates lattice subsets to points of the torus and then we transfer the results to their projections. This not only leads to transparent proofs of known results on model sets, but we also obtain new results on so-called weak model sets. In particular, we prove pure point dynamical spectrum for the hull of a weak model set of maximal density together with the push forward of the torus Haar measure under the torus parametrization map, and we derive a formula for its pattern frequencies.

For a composition of independent and identically distributed random maps or a memoryless stochastic flow on a compact space $X$, we find conditions under which the presence of locally asymptotically stable trajectories (e.g. as given by negative Lyapunov exponents) implies almost-sure mutual convergence of any given pair of trajectories (‘synchronization’). Namely, we find that synchronization occurs and is ‘stable’ if and only if the system exhibits the following properties: (i) there is a smallest non-empty invariant set $K\subset X$; (ii) any two points in $K$ are capable of being moved closer together; and (iii) $K$ admits asymptotically stable trajectories.

Set-valued functions from an interval into the closed subsets of an interval arise in various areas of science and mathematical modeling. Research has shown that the dynamics of a single-valued function on a compact space are closely linked to the dynamics of the shift map on the inverse limit with the function as the sole bonding map. For example, it has been shown that with Devaney’s definition of chaos the bonding function is chaotic if and only if the shift map is chaotic. One reason for caring about this connection is that the shift map is a homeomorphism on the inverse limit, and therefore the topological structure of the inverse-limit space must reflect in its richness the dynamics of the shift map. In the set-valued case there may not be a natural definition for chaos since there is not a single well-defined orbit for each point. However, the shift map is a continuous single-valued function so it together with the inverse-limit space form a dynamical system which can be chaotic in any of the usual senses. For the set-valued case we demonstrate with theorems and examples rich topological structure in the inverse limit when the shift map is chaotic (on certain invariant sets). We then connect that chaos to a property of the set-valued function that is a natural generalization of an important chaos producing property of continuous functions.

Following an approach presented by Frantzikinakis et al [The polynomial multidimensional Szemerédi theorem along shifted primes. Israel J. Math.194(1) (2013), 331–348], we show that the parameters in the multidimensional Szemerédi theorem for closest integer polynomials have non-empty intersection with the set of shifted primes $\mathbb{P}-1$ (or, similarly, of $\mathbb{P}+1$). Using the Furstenberg correspondence principle, we show this result by recasting it as a polynomial multiple recurrence result in measure ergodic theory. Furthermore, we obtain integer part polynomial convergence results by the same method, which is a transference principle that enables one to deduce results for $\mathbb{Z}$-actions from results for flows. We also give some applications of our approach to Gowers uniform sets.

For dynamical systems with the shadowing property, we provide a method of approximation of invariant measures by ergodic measures supported on odometers and their almost one-to-one extensions. For a topologically transitive system with the shadowing property, we show that ergodic measures supported on odometers are dense in the space of invariant measures, and then ergodic measures are generic in the space of invariant measures. We also show that for every $c\geq 0$ and $\unicode[STIX]{x1D700}>0$ the collection of ergodic measures (supported on almost one-to-one extensions of odometers) with entropy between $c$ and $c+\unicode[STIX]{x1D700}$ is dense in the space of invariant measures with entropy at least $c$. Moreover, if in addition the entropy function is upper semi-continuous, then, for every $c\geq 0$, ergodic measures with entropy $c$ are generic in the space of invariant measures with entropy at least $c$.

We consider random walks on the mapping class group that have finite first moment with respect to the word metric, whose support generates a non-elementary subgroup and contains a pseudo-Anosov map whose invariant Teichmüller geodesic is in the principal stratum. For such random walks, we show that mapping classes along almost every infinite sample path are eventually pseudo-Anosov, with invariant Teichmüller geodesics in the principal stratum. This provides an answer to a question of Kapovich and Pfaff [Internat. J. Algebra Comput.25, 2015 (5) 745–798].

For a transitive countably piecewise monotone Markov interval map we consider the question of whether there exists a conjugate map of constant slope. The answer varies depending on whether the map is continuous or only piecewise continuous, whether it is mixing or not, what slope we consider and whether the conjugate map is defined on a bounded interval, half-line or the whole real line (with the infinities included).

We prove weighted and vector-valued variational estimates for ergodic averages on $\mathbb{R}^{d}$. The weighted square function estimate relating ergodic averages to the dyadic martingale is obtained using an $\ell ^{r}$ version of a reverse Hölder inequality for variation seminorms.

Let $-1<\unicode[STIX]{x1D706}<1$ and let $f:[0,1)\rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ be a piecewise $\unicode[STIX]{x1D706}$-affine contraction: that is, let there exist points $0=c_{0}<c_{1}<\cdots <c_{n-1}<c_{n}=1$ and real numbers $b_{1},\ldots ,b_{n}$ such that $f(x)=\unicode[STIX]{x1D706}x+b_{i}$ for every $x\in [c_{i-1},c_{i})$. We prove that, for Lebesgue almost every $\unicode[STIX]{x1D6FF}\in \mathbb{R}$, the map $f_{\unicode[STIX]{x1D6FF}}=f+\unicode[STIX]{x1D6FF}\,(\text{mod}\,1)$ is asymptotically periodic. More precisely, $f_{\unicode[STIX]{x1D6FF}}$ has at most $n+1$ periodic orbits and the $\unicode[STIX]{x1D714}$-limit set of every $x\in [0,1)$ is a periodic orbit.

Let $\mathscr{F}$ be a holomorphic foliation by curves defined in a neighborhood of $0$ in $\mathbb{C}^{2}$ having $0$ as a hyperbolic singularity. Let $T$ be a harmonic current directed by $\mathscr{F}$ which does not give mass to any of the two separatrices. We show that the Lelong number of $T$ at $0$ vanishes. Then we apply this local result to investigate the global mass distribution for directed harmonic currents on singular holomorphic foliations living on compact complex surfaces. Finally, we apply this global result to study the recurrence phenomenon of a generic leaf.

Following an approach presented by Frantzikinakis [Multiple correlation sequences and nilsequences. Invent. Math. 202(2) (2015), 875–892], we prove that any multiple correlation sequence defined by invertible measure preserving actions of commuting transformations with integer part polynomial iterates is the sum of a nilsequence and an error term, which is small in uniform density. As an intermediate result, we show that multiple ergodic averages with iterates given by the integer part of real-valued polynomials converge in the mean. Also, we show that under certain assumptions the limit is zero. A transference principle, communicated to us by M. Wierdl, plays an important role in our arguments by allowing us to deduce results for $\mathbb{Z}$-actions from results for flows.

We consider the dynamical properties of $C^{\infty }$-variations of the flow on an aperiodic Kuperberg plug $\mathbb{K}$. Our main result is that there exists a smooth one-parameter family of plugs $\mathbb{K}_{\unicode[STIX]{x1D716}}$ for $\unicode[STIX]{x1D716}\in (-a,a)$ and $a<1$, such that: (1) the plug $\mathbb{K}_{0}=\mathbb{K}$ is a generic Kuperberg plug; (2) for $\unicode[STIX]{x1D716}<0$, the flow in the plug $\mathbb{K}_{\unicode[STIX]{x1D716}}$ has two periodic orbits that bound an invariant cylinder, all other orbits of the flow are wandering, and the flow has topological entropy zero; (3) for $\unicode[STIX]{x1D716}>0$, the flow in the plug $\mathbb{K}_{\unicode[STIX]{x1D716}}$ has positive topological entropy, and an abundance of periodic orbits.

Let ${\mathcal{T}}$ be a locally finite tree, $\unicode[STIX]{x1D6E4}$ be a discrete subgroup of $\,\operatorname{Aut}\,({\mathcal{T}})$ and $\widetilde{F}$ be a $\unicode[STIX]{x1D6E4}$-invariant potential. Suppose that the length spectrum of $\unicode[STIX]{x1D6E4}$ is not arithmetic. In this case, we prove the exponential mixing property of the geodesic translation map $\unicode[STIX]{x1D719}:\unicode[STIX]{x1D6E4}\backslash S{\mathcal{T}}\rightarrow \unicode[STIX]{x1D6E4}\backslash S{\mathcal{T}}$ with respect to the measure $m_{\unicode[STIX]{x1D6E4},F}^{\unicode[STIX]{x1D708}^{-},\unicode[STIX]{x1D708}^{+}}$ under the assumption that $\unicode[STIX]{x1D6E4}$ is full and $(\unicode[STIX]{x1D6E4},\widetilde{F})$ has a weighted spectral gap. We also obtain the effective formula for the number of $\unicode[STIX]{x1D6E4}$-orbits with weights in a Bruhat–Tits tree ${\mathcal{T}}$ of an algebraic group.

Given a finite irreducible set of real $d\times d$ matrices $A_{1},\ldots ,A_{M}$ and a real parameter $s>0$, there exists a unique shift-invariant equilibrium state on $\{1,\ldots ,M\}^{\mathbb{N}}$ associated to $(A_{1},\ldots ,A_{M},s)$. In this paper we characterize the ergodic properties of such equilibrium states in terms of the algebraic properties of the semigroup generated by the associated matrices. We completely characterize when the equilibrium state has zero entropy, when it gives distinct Lyapunov exponents to the natural cocycle generated by $A_{1},\ldots ,A_{M}$, and when it is a Bernoulli measure. We also give a general sufficient condition for the equilibrium state to be mixing, and give an example where the equilibrium state is ergodic but not totally ergodic. Connections with a class of measures investigated by Kusuoka are explored in an appendix.

In this paper we introduce the notions of topological pressure and measure-theoretic entropy for a free semigroup action. Suppose that a free semigroup acts on a compact metric space by continuous self-maps. To this action we assign a skew-product transformation whose fiber topological pressure is taken to be the topological pressure of the initial action. Some properties of these two notions are given, followed by two main results. One is the relationship between the topological pressure of the skew-product transformation and the topological pressure of the free semigroup action, the other is the partial variational principle about the topological pressure. Moreover, we apply this partial variational principle to study the measure-theoretic entropy and the topological entropy of finite affine transformations on a metrizable group.

We study the topology and dynamics of subshifts and tiling spaces associated to non-primitive substitutions in one dimension. We identify a property of a substitution, which we call tameness, in the presence of which most of the possible pathological behaviours of non-minimal substitutions cannot occur. We find a characterization of tameness, and use this to prove a slightly stronger version of a result of Durand, which says that the subshift of a minimal substitution is topologically conjugate to the subshift of a primitive substitution. We then extend to the non-minimal setting a result obtained by Anderson and Putnam for primitive substitutions, which says that a substitution tiling space is homeomorphic to an inverse limit of a certain finite graph under a self-map induced by the substitution. We use this result to explore the structure of the lattice of closed invariant subspaces and quotients of a substitution tiling space, for which we compute cohomological invariants that are stronger than the Čech cohomology of the tiling space alone.

A physical measure on the attractor of a system describes the statistical behavior of typical orbits. An example occurs in unimodal dynamics: namely, all infinitely renormalizable unimodal maps have a physical measure. For Lorenz dynamics, even in the simple case of infinitely renormalizable systems, the existence of physical measures is more delicate. In this article, we construct examples of infinitely renormalizable Lorenz maps which do not have a physical measure. A priori bounds on the geometry play a crucial role in (unimodal) dynamics. There are infinitely renormalizable Lorenz maps which do not have a priori bounds. This phenomenon is related to the position of the critical point of the consecutive renormalizations. The crucial technical ingredient used to obtain these examples without a physical measure is the control of the position of these critical points.

In this work we completely classify $C^{\infty }$ conjugacy for smooth conservative (pointwise) partially hyperbolic diffeomorphisms homotopic to a linear Anosov automorphism on the 3-torus by its center foliation behavior. We prove that the uniform version of absolute continuity for the center foliation is the natural hypothesis to obtain $C^{\infty }$ conjugacy to its linear Anosov automorphism. Avila, Viana and Wilkinson [Absolute continuity, Lyapunov exponents and rigidity I: Geodesic flows. J. Eur. Math. Soc. (JEMS)17(6) (2015), 1435–1462] proved that for a perturbation in the volume preserving case of the time-one map of an Anosov flow absolute continuity of the center foliation implies smooth rigidity. The absolute version of absolute continuity is the appropriate scenario for our context since it is not possible to obtain a result analogous to that of Avila, Viana and Wilkinson for our class of maps, for absolute continuity alone fails miserably to imply smooth rigidity for our class of maps. Our theorem is a global rigidity result as we do not assume the diffeomorphism to be at some distance from the linear Anosov automorphism. We also do not assume ergodicity. In particular, a metric condition on the center foliation implies ergodicity and $C^{\infty }$ center foliation.

We consider the iteration of quasiregular maps of transcendental type from $\mathbb{R}^{d}$ to $\mathbb{R}^{d}$. We give a bound on the rate at which the iterates of such a map can escape to infinity in a periodic component of the quasi-Fatou set. We give examples which show that this result is the best possible. Under an additional hypothesis, which is satisfied by all uniformly quasiregular maps, this bound can be improved to be the same as those in a Baker domain of a transcendental entire function. We construct a quasiregular map of transcendental type from $\mathbb{R}^{3}$ to $\mathbb{R}^{3}$ with a periodic domain in which all iterates tend locally uniformly to infinity. This is the first example of such behaviour in a dimension greater than two. Our construction uses a general result regarding the extension of bi-Lipschitz maps. In addition, we show that there is a quasiregular map of transcendental type from $\mathbb{R}^{3}$ to $\mathbb{R}^{3}$ which is equal to the identity map in a half-space.