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Non-recurrent points of $F(a,b)=(b,ba)$ in a compact metric group $G$

Consider a compact metric group $G$ [A compact topological group $G$ where the topology is generated by an invariant metric]. I am particularly interested in the case where $G$ is the $n$-dimensional ...
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Discrete spectrum and almost periodicity

According to Vershik, an ergodic invertible measure-preserving transformation $T$ on a Lebesgue space $X$ has discrete spectrum if and only if for every bounded measurable function $f\colon X \to \...
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A property of rapid sequences of natural numbers

$\newcommand{\IR}{\mathbb R}$ $\newcommand{\IT}{\mathbb T}$ $\newcommand{\w}{\omega}$ $\newcommand{\e}{\varepsilon}$ Taras Banakh and me proceed a long quest answering a question of ougao at ...
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Seeking to understand meaning of "von Neumann spectrum" in a paper of Bader–Furman–Shaker

In attempting to understand the paper "Superrigidity, Weyl groups, and actions on the circle" of Uri Bader, Alex Furman and Ali Shaker (linked at Furman's page) I find that towards the end of the ...
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Automorphism group of compact abelian group

I am looking for references on the automorphism group $\mathrm{Aut}(X)$ of a compact abelian group $X$. By automorphisms I mean topological group automorphisms. Some particular questions are as ...
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