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Ergodic components of an extension by a nilmanifold

A. Leibman

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Abstract

We prove that all ergodic components of an extension of an ergodic system by translations on a nilmanifold $X$ are isomorphic to extensions of this system by translations on subnilmanifolds of $X$.

Article information

Source
Illinois J. Math., Volume 52, Number 3 (2008), 957-965.

Dates
First available in Project Euclid: 1 October 2009

Permanent link to this document
https://projecteuclid.org/euclid.ijm/1254403724

Digital Object Identifier
doi:10.1215/ijm/1254403724

Mathematical Reviews number (MathSciNet)
MR2546017

Zentralblatt MATH identifier
1180.22022

Subjects
Primary: 22F10: Measurable group actions [See also 22D40, 28Dxx, 37Axx] 22D40: Ergodic theory on groups [See also 28Dxx]

Citation

Leibman, A. Ergodic components of an extension by a nilmanifold. Illinois J. Math. 52 (2008), no. 3, 957--965. doi:10.1215/ijm/1254403724. https://projecteuclid.org/euclid.ijm/1254403724


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