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Dynamical Systems

Icon: calendar Kevin McGoff | 2025 Mar 06 from 11:05AM to 11:25AM (Eastern Time (US & Canada)) | Forbes 2070D

‟Ergodic optimization with linear constraints” by Kevin McGoff <kmcgoff1@charlotte.edu>, UNC Charlotte

Abstract:

Let $T : X \to X$ be a continuous map on a compact metrizable space, let $f : X \to \mathbb{R}$ be continuous, and let $W \subset C(X)$ be a closed subspace of continuous functions from $X$ to $\mathbb{R}$. We consider the set $M_W(X,T)$ of all $T$-invariant Borel probability measures $\mu$ such that $\int g \, d\mu = 0$ for all $g$ in $W$. Then we consider optimization problems of the form \(\max \int f \, d\mu + \tau h(\mu),\) where $\mu$ ranges over $M_W(X,T)$, $h(\mu)$ denotes the entropy of $\mu$ with respect to $T$, and $\tau$ is either $0$ or $1$. Our main results concern the basic properties of such optimization problems, including feasibility, geometry of the solution set, uniqueness of solutions, and realizability. This talk is based on ongoing joint work with Shengwen Guo (UNC Charlotte).