Uniqueness and mixing properties of Doeblin measures

Noam Berger, Diana Conache, Anders Johansson, Anders Öberg

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Abstract

In this paper we solve two open problems in ergodic theory. We prove first that if a Doeblin function g (a g-function) satisfies (Formula presented.) then we have a unique Doeblin measure (g-measure). This result indicates a possible phase transition in analogy with the long-range Ising model. Secondly, we provide an example of a Doeblin function with a unique Doeblin measure that is not weakly mixing, which implies that the sequence of iterates of the transfer operator does not converge, solving a well-known folklore problem in ergodic theory. Previously it was only known that uniqueness does not imply the Bernoulli property.

Original languageEnglish
JournalProbability Theory and Related Fields
DOIs
StateAccepted/In press - 2025

Keywords

  • Chains with complete connections
  • Doeblin measure
  • Ergodic theory
  • g-measure
  • Mixing
  • Phase transition
  • Transfer operator

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