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## Dual entropy in discrete groups with amenable actions

Emmanuel Germain
Nathanial Brown
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#### Abstract

Let G be a discrete group which admits an amenable action on a compact space and \gamma \in \textrm{Aut}(G) be an automorphism. We define a notion of entropy for \gamma and denote the invariant by ha(\gamma). This notion is dual to classical topological entropy in the sense that if G is abelian then ha(\gamma) = h_{\rm Top}(\hat{\gamma}) where h_{\rm Top}(\hat{\gamma}) denotes the topological entropy of the induced automorphism \hat{\gamma} of the (compact, abelian) dual group \hat{G}. ha(\cdot) enjoys a number of basic properties which are useful for calculations. For example, it decreases in invariant subgroups and certain quotients. These basic properties are used to compute the dual entropy of an arbitrary automorphism of a crystallographic group.

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Mathematics [math] Operator Algebras [math.OA]

### Dates and versions

hal-01876553 , version 1 (18-09-2018)

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Emmanuel Germain, Nathanial Brown. Dual entropy in discrete groups with amenable actions. Ergodic Theory and Dynamical Systems, 2002, 22 (03), ⟨10.1017/S0143385702000366⟩. ⟨hal-01876553⟩

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