Let $𝕏=\{z\in ℂ:z^n\in [0,1]\}$, $n\in \mathbb{N}$, and let $f:𝕏\to 𝕏$ be a continuous map having the branching point fixed. We prove that $f$ is distributionally chaotic iff the topological entropy of $f$ is positive.

We exhibit a family of dynamical systems arising from rational points on elliptic curves in an attempt to mimic the familiar toral automorphisms. At the non-archimedean primes, a continuous map is constructed on the local elliptic curve whose topological entropy is given by the local canonical height. Also, a precise formula for the periodic points is given. There follows a discussion of how these local results may be glued together to give a map on the adelic curve. We are able to give a map whose...

A chainable continuum, X, and homeomorphisms, p,q: X → X, are constructed with the following properties: (1) p ∘ q = q ∘ p, (2) p, q have simple dynamics, (3) p ∘ q is a positively continuum-wise fully expansive homeomorphism that has positive entropy and is chaotic in the sense of Devaney and in the sense of Li and Yorke.

We continue our study of the dynamics of mappings with small topological degree on projective complex surfaces. Previously, under mild hypotheses, we have constructed an ergodic “equilibrium” measure for each such mapping. Here we study the dynamical properties of this measure in detail: we give optimal bounds for its Lyapunov exponents, prove that it has maximal entropy, and show that it has product structure in the natural extension. Under a natural further assumption, we show that saddle points...