Invariance of Lyapunov exponents under limits of tidy perturbations

Let ff be the diffeomorphism under consideration, and let gi=hifhi1g_i=h_i f h_i^{-1} be tidy perturbations of ff converging to g=hfh1g=hfh^{-1}, where the diffeomorphisms hih_i converge to hh. For an ergodic ff-invariant measure bcbc, write h(bc)h_*(bc) for its pushforward under hh, and consider the Lyapunov exponents of these measures for the corresponding diffeomorphisms. Lyapunov-exponent invariance conjecture. Given any ergodic invariant measure bcbc of ff, the Lyapunov exponents of h(bc)h_*(bc) for gg are the same as those of bcbc for ff. This conjecture concerns the limitation of successive tidy perturbations: although they can alter the dynamics while preserving the relevant orbit structure, the authors expect that such limits cannot change Lyapunov exponents. Whether this invariance holds in the stated generality is left open.

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Christian Bonatti, Sylvain Crovisier and Amie Wilkinson, “The C1 generic diffeomorphism has trivial centralizer”, arXiv:0804.1416 (2008).

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