Homologically undetectable entropy for Kummer diffeomorphisms
Homologically undetectable entropy for Kummer diffeomorphisms
Let be the K3 surface obtained in the Kummer construction, and let be the diffeomorphism associated with . Suppose that has exactly three eigenvalues outside the unit circle, ordered so that
Homologically undetectable entropy. The minimal entropy of any isotopic to satisfies
with the difference between the two sides being close to, or equal to, .
This would give a negative answer to Shub's question of whether the homological lower bound for topological entropy is always realized, or can at least be approached by diffeomorphisms in a fixed isotopy class. The proposed excess is associated with entropy not detected by the homological action on the K3 surface.
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Benson Farb and Eduard Looijenga, “Entropy-minimizing diffeomorphisms of pseudo-Anosov type on K3 surfaces”, arXiv:2507.13139 (2025).
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