Positive entropy for topological Anosov flows

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Let MM be the underlying manifold and let TAF(M)\mathcal{TA}\mathcal{F}(M) denote the class of topological Anosov flows on MM. Write htop(θ)h_{\mathrm{top}}(\theta) for the topological entropy of a flow θ\theta.

Positive topological entropy. Every topological Anosov flow θ∈TAF(M)\theta\in\mathcal{TA}\mathcal{F}(M) has

htop(θ)>0.h_{\mathrm{top}}(\theta)>0.

Positive entropy expresses persistent dynamical complexity and is expected for hyperbolic systems. The source states this as a conjectural property of topological Anosov flows without supplying a resolution.

References

Primary source

Stéphane Tchuiaga, “A Hofer-like Metric on the Space of Anosov Flows”, arXiv:2504.09758 (2025).

Additional references

2 papers in this index state this conjecture (2013–2025). The statement above is taken from the most recent of them; the others are arXiv:1307.7290.

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