Finite ergodic decomposition conjecture for the piecewise affine square map

Let F=FθF=F_\theta be the map of the square S{\mathcal S}, with parameter θ(0,π4)\theta\in(0,\frac{\pi}{4}). An ergodic decomposition conjecture asserts that, for Lebesgue almost all θ(0,π4)\theta\in(0,\frac{\pi}{4}), there is a finite number of FF-invariant sets A1,,AmA_1,\ldots,A_m, each of positive Lebesgue measure, such that

FAi ⁣:AiAiF\vert_{A_i}\colon A_i\to A_i

is ergodic for every i=1,,mi=1,\ldots,m. Each AiA_i is a topological annulus with a certain number of elliptic islands removed from it, and, together with the elliptic islands and the invariant disk inscribed in C{\mathcal C}, the AiA_i form a partition of S{\mathcal S}. This is presented as numerical evidence for typical parameters; the finiteness and precise topological description of the ergodic components remain unproved.

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Georg Ostrovski, “Dynamics of a Continuous Piecewise Affine Map of the Square”, arXiv:1305.4282 (2013).

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