Furstenberg's ×(2,3) conjecture for invariant measures

Let T\mathbb{T} be the unit circle, let Prob(T;2,3)\operatorname{Prob}(\mathbb{T};2,3) denote the set of measures invariant under the maps ωω2\omega\mapsto\omega^2 and ωω3\omega\mapsto\omega^3, let ergodic mean an extreme point of this convex set, and let λ\lambda be Lebesgue probability measure on T\mathbb{T}. Furstenberg's ×(2,3) conjecture. If μProb(T;2,3)\mu\in\operatorname{Prob}(\mathbb{T};2,3) is ergodic, then either μ=λ\mu=\lambda or supp(μ)\operatorname{supp}(\mu) is a finite set. This is a central problem in ergodic theory, with connections to homogeneous dynamics and number theory; the source gives no evidence of resolution.

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Primary source

Peter Burton and Jane Panangaden, “Formulations of Furstenberg's 2 3 conjecture in complex analysis and operator algebras”, arXiv:2410.22701 (2024).

Additional references

13 papers in this index state this conjecture (2004–2024). The statement above is taken from the most recent of them; the others are arXiv:2405.07062, arXiv:2405.19798, arXiv:2304.04456, arXiv:2303.01089, arXiv:2206.02268, arXiv:2205.06605, arXiv:1809.09192, arXiv:1806.03601, arXiv:1607.00670, arXiv:1606.06078, arXiv:1602.03439, arXiv:math/0402165.

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