Computing entropy for Z²-actions

For a certain class of Z²-actions, we provide a proof of a conjecture that the ratio of the Perron eigenvalues of the transfer matrices of the free boundary restrictions converge to the entropy of that action. Also, a novel method for computing the entropy of Z²-actions is conjectured. === Graduatio...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pierce, Larry A.
Other Authors: Burton Jr, Robert M.
Language:en_US
Published: 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1957/9318