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From discrete- to continuous-time ergodic theorems

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 December 2011

V. BERGELSON ,
A. LEIBMAN  and
C. G. MOREIRA
V. BERGELSON
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, The Ohio State University, OH 43221, USA (email: vitaly@math.ohio-state.edu, leibman@math.ohio-state.edu)
A. LEIBMAN
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, The Ohio State University, OH 43221, USA (email: vitaly@math.ohio-state.edu, leibman@math.ohio-state.edu)
C. G. MOREIRA
Affiliation:
Instituto Nacional de Matemática Pura e Aplicada, Estrada Dona Castorina 110, Rio de Janeiro, 22460-320, Brasil (email: gugu@impa.br)
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Abstract

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We introduce methods that allow us to derive continuous-time versions of various discrete-time ergodic theorems. We then illustrate these methods by giving simple proofs and refinements of some known results as well as establishing new results of interest.

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Ergodic Theory and Dynamical Systems , Volume 32 , Issue 2: Daniel J. Rudolph – in Memoriam , April 2012 , pp. 383 - 426
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2011

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