The relative variational principle by Ledrappier and Walters: A survey
Abstract Ledrappier and Walters's article “A Relativised Variational Principle for Continuous Transformations”, J. Lond. Math. Soc. (2) 16 (1977), no. 3, 568–576) is a landmark in the development of thermodynamic formalism. This survey, aimed at newcomers to the field and experts in adjacent fields discusses the background, the Ledrappier–Walters article, and some subsequent developments in the field.
Authors
- Anthony Quas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4504-0797)
Institutions
- University of Victoria (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the London Mathematical Society
- Published
- 2026-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1112/jlms.70391
- Primary Topic
- Nonlinear Waves and Solitons
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00