Session 16. Ergodic Theory and Dynamical Systems

Invariant measures for \(\mathscr{B}\)-free systems

Joanna Kułaga-Przymus, IM PAN and Nicolaus Copernicus University, Poland
The talk is based on the joint work with Mariusz Lemańczyk and Benjamin Weiss
Assume that \({\mathscr{B}}=\{b_1,b_2,\ldots\}\subset \{2,3,\ldots\}\) is such that $$ (b_i,b_j)=1\text{ whenever } i\neq j\text{ and }\sum_{i\geq1}1/b_i<+\infty. \label{f1} $$ For example, we can take \({\mathscr{B}}=\{p_i^2: i\geq1\}\), where \(p_i\in\mathscr{P}\) stands for the \(i\)th prime number. To \(\mathscr{B}\) we associate a two-sided sequence \(\eta\in\{0,1\}^{\mathbb{Z}}\) by setting \[ \eta(n):=\begin{cases} 1& \text{if }b_i\nmid n \text{ for all }i\geq 1,\\ 0& \text{otherwise.} \end{cases} \] Let \[ X_\eta:=\{y\in\{0,1\}^\mathbb{Z} : \text{each block occurring on }y \text{ occurs on }\eta\} \] and let \(S\) stand for the shift transformation on \(\{0,1\}^\mathbb{Z}\). Notice that \(X_\eta\) is closed and \(S\)-invariant, i.e.\ \(X_\eta\) is a subshift. We call \(X_\eta\) the \(\mathscr{B}\){\em-free subshift}. During my talk I will provide a description of the set of all invariant measures on \(X_\eta\).
Print version