Let G be a locally compact second countable Abelian group. Given a measure preserving action T of G on a standard probability space (X,μ), let ℳ (T) denote the set of essential values of the spectral multiplicity function of the Koopman representation $U_T$ of G defined in L²(X,μ) ⊖ ℂ by $U_T\left(g\right)f:=f\circ T_{-g}$. If G is either a discrete countable Abelian group or ℝⁿ, n ≥ 1, it is shown that the sets of the form p,q,pq, p,q,r,pq,pr,qr,pqr etc. or any multiplicative (and additive) subsemigroup of ℕ are realizable as ℳ (T)...

Damien Gaboriau a montré récemment que les nombres de Betti $L^2$ des feuilletages mesurés à feuilles contractiles sont des invariants de la relation d’équivalence associée. Sorin Popa a utilisé ce résultat joint à des propriétés de rigidité des facteurs de type II${}_1$ pour en déduire l’existence de facteurs de type II${}_1$ dont le groupe fondamental est trivial.

We show that for entire maps of the form z ↦ λexp(z) such that the orbit of zero is bounded and Lebesgue almost every point is transitive, no absolutely continuous invariant probability measure can exist. This answers a long-standing open problem.

For any $2\le n\le \infty$, we construct a concrete 1-parameter family of non-orbit equivalent actions of the free group ${𝔽}_n$. These actions arise as diagonal products between a generalized Bernoulli action and the action ${𝔽}_n\curvearrowright ({𝕋}^2,{\lambda }^2)$, where ${𝔽}_n$ is seen as a subgroup of ${\mathrm{SL}}_2\left(\mathbb{Z}\right)$.

Let X be a closed subspace of $L^p\left(\mu \right)$, where μ is an arbitrary measure and 1 < p < ∞. Let U be an invertible operator on X such that $su{p}_{n\in \mathbb{Z}}\left|\right|Uⁿ\left|\right|<\infty$. Motivated by applications in ergodic theory, we obtain (optimal) conditions for the convergence of series like ${\sum }_{n\ge 1}\left(Uⁿf\right)/n^{1-\alpha }$, 0 ≤ α < 1, in terms of $\left|\right|f+\cdots +U^{n-1}f{\left|\right|}_p$, generalizing results for unitary (or normal) operators in L²(μ). The proofs make use of the spectral integration initiated by Berkson and Gillespie and, more particularly, of results from a paper by Berkson-Bourgain-Gillespie....

We consider families of hyperbolic maps and describe conditions for a fixed reference point to have its orbit evenly distributed for maps corresponding to generic parameter values.

We give a negative answer to a question put by Nadkarni: Let S be an ergodic, conservative and nonsingular automorphism on $(X̃{,}_{X̃},m)$. Consider the associated unitary operators on $L²(X̃{,}_{X̃},m)$ given by $U{̃}_{S}f=\surd (d\left(m\circ S\right)/dm)·\left(f\circ S\right)$ and $\phi ·U{̃}_S$, where φ is a cocycle of modulus one. Does spectral isomorphism of these two operators imply that φ is a coboundary? To answer it negatively, we give an example which arises from an infinite measure-preserving transformation with countable Lebesgue spectrum.

The mathematical model of a ball-type vibration absorber represents a non-linear differential system which includes non-holonomic constraints. When a random ambient excitation is taken into account, the system has to be treated as a stochastic deferential equation. Depending on the level of simplification, an analytical solution is not practicable and numerical solution procedures have to be applied. The contribution presents a simple stochastic analysis of a particular resonance effect which can...