Local inverse measure-theoretic entropy for endomorphisms

Eugen Mihailescu; Radu B. Munteanu

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Local inverse measure-theoretic entropy for endomorphisms

Eugen Mihailescu·Radu B. Munteanu

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We introduce a new notion of local inverse metric entropy along backward trajectories for ergodic measures preserved by endomorphisms (non-invertible maps) on a compact metric space. A second notion of inverse measure entropy is defined by using measurable partitions. Our notions have several useful applications. Inverse entropy can distinguish between isomorphism classes of endomorphisms on Lebesgue spaces, when they have the same forward measure-theoretic entropy. In a general setting we prove that the local inverse entropy of an ergodic measure \mu is equal to the forward entropy minus the folding entropy. The inverse entropy of hyperbolic measures on compact manifolds is explored, focusing on their negative Lyapunov exponents. We compute next the inverse entropy of the inverse SRB measure on a hyperbolic repellor. We prove an entropy rigidity result for special Anosov endomorphisms of \mathbb T^2, namely that they can be classified up to smooth conjugacy by knowing the entropy of their SRB measure and the inverse entropy of their inverse SRB measure. Next we study the relations between our inverse measure-theoretic entropy and the generalized topological inverse entropy on subsets of prehistories. In general we establish a Partial Variational Principle for inverse entropy. We obtain also a Full Variational Principle for inverse entropy in the case of special TA-covering maps on tori. In the end, several examples of endomorphisms are studied, such as fat baker transformations, fat solenoidal attractors, special Anosov endomorphisms, toral endomorphisms, and the local inverse entropy is computed for their SRB measures.

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Eugen Mihailescu, Radu B. Munteanu. 2025-03-09. Local inverse measure-theoretic entropy for endomorphisms. https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.06799

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