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Title: Dimension bounds for escape on average in homogeneous spaces
Let X = G/Γ, where G is a Lie group and Γ is a uniform lattice in G, and let O be an open subset of X. We give an upper estimate for the Hausdorff dimension of the set of points whose trajectories escape O on average with frequency δ, where 0 < δ ≤ 1.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
2155111
PAR ID:
10612003
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Publisher / Repository:
AIMS
Date Published:
Journal Name:
Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems
Volume:
45
Issue:
5
ISSN:
1078-0947
Page Range / eLocation ID:
1653 to 1671
Subject(s) / Keyword(s):
Birkhoff’s Ergodic Theorem deviations from ergodic averages exponential mixing horospherical subgroups Hausdorff dimension.
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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