# Algebraic topology, Dynamical systems [closed]

Let $T^2$ be a 2-torus and $f:T^2\rightarrow T^2$ a smooth map. Let $f_*:\pi_1(T^2)\rightarrow\pi_1(T^2)$ be the induced map on the fundamental group $\pi_1$. If $f_*$ has no eigenvalue greater than 1, then all balls of $T^2$ have subexponential growth by $f$. Why?

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• What makes you think this is true? Also what do you mean by a ball having subexponential growth? – Anthony Quas Oct 10 '14 at 20:23
• This statement is in a paper. Let $B\subset T^2$ be a ball, $B$ have subexponential growth by $f$ If $Vol(f^n(B))<\lambda^nVol(B)$, $\forall\lambda>1$. – Jose Santana Oct 10 '14 at 21:03
• But the measure is finite. – Anthony Quas Oct 10 '14 at 21:19
• "This statement is in a paper." Cite? – Gerry Myerson Oct 10 '14 at 22:34
• This statement is in the paper [M.Brin, D. Burago, S Ivanov. ON PARTIALLY HYPERBOLIC DIFFEOMORPHISSMS OF 3-MANIFOLDS WITH COMMUTATIVE FUNDAMENTAL GROUP.] in the proposition 2.1 – Jose Santana Oct 13 '14 at 19:51