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This thesis is an account of our study of two branches of dynamical systems theory, namely the mean and pointwise ergodic theory. In our work on mean ergodic theorems, we investigate the spectral theory of integrable actions of a locally compact abelian group on a locally convex vector space. We start with an analysis of various spectral subspaces induced by the action of the group. This is applied to analyse the spectral theory of operators on the space generated by measures on the group. We apply these results to derive general Tauberian theorems that apply to arbitrary locally compact abelian groups acting on a large class of locally convex vector spaces which includes Fr echet spaces. We show how these theorems simplify the derivation of Mean Ergodic theorems. Next we turn to the topic of pointwise ergodic theorems. We analyse the Transfer Principle, which is used to generate weak type maximal inequalities for ergodic operators, and extend it to the general case of -compact locally compact Hausdor groups acting measure-preservingly on - nite measure spaces. We show how the techniques developed here generate various weak type maximal inequalities on di erent Banach function spaces, and how the properties of these function spaces in- uence the weak type inequalities that can be obtained. Finally, we demonstrate how the techniques developed imply almost sure pointwise convergence of a wide class of ergodic averages. Our investigations of these two parts of ergodic theory are uni ed by the techniques used - locally convex vector spaces, harmonic analysis, measure theory - and by the strong interaction of the nal results, which are obtained in greater generality than hitherto achieved. / PhD (Mathematics), North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2014

This thesis is an account of our study of two branches of dynamical systems theory, namely the mean and pointwise ergodic theory. In our work on mean ergodic theorems, we investigate the spectral theory of integrable actions of a locally compact abelian group on a locally convex vector space. We start with an analysis of various spectral subspaces induced by the action of the group. This is applied to analyse the spectral theory of operators on the space generated by measures on the group. We apply these results to derive general Tauberian theorems that apply to arbitrary locally compact abelian groups acting on a large class of locally convex vector spaces which includes Fr echet spaces. We show how these theorems simplify the derivation of Mean Ergodic theorems. Next we turn to the topic of pointwise ergodic theorems. We analyse the Transfer Principle, which is used to generate weak type maximal inequalities for ergodic operators, and extend it to the general case of -compact locally compact Hausdor groups acting measure-preservingly on - nite measure spaces. We show how the techniques developed here generate various weak type maximal inequalities on di erent Banach function spaces, and how the properties of these function spaces in- uence the weak type inequalities that can be obtained. Finally, we demonstrate how the techniques developed imply almost sure pointwise convergence of a wide class of ergodic averages. Our investigations of these two parts of ergodic theory are uni ed by the techniques used - locally convex vector spaces, harmonic analysis, measure theory - and by the strong interaction of the nal results, which are obtained in greater generality than hitherto achieved. / PhD (Mathematics), North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2014

A stochastic operator is a positive linear contraction, P : L1 --+ L1, such that llPfII2 = llfll1 for f > 0. It is called asymptotically stable if the iterates pn f of each density converge in the norm to a fixed density. Pf(x) = f K(x,y)f(y)dy, where K( ·, y) is a density, defines a stochastic kernel operator. A general probabilistic/ deterministic model for biological systems is considered. This leads to the LMT operator P f(x) = Jo - Bx H(Q(>.(x)) - Q(y)) dy, where -H'(x) = h(x) is a density. Several particular examples of cell cycle models are examined. An operator overlaps supports iffor all densities f,g, pn f APng of 0 for some n. If the operator is partially kernel, has a positive invariant density and overlaps supports, it is asymptotically stable. It is found that if h( x) > 0 for x ~ xo ~ 0 and ["'" x"h(x) dx < liminf(Q(A(x))" - Q(x)") for a E (0, 1] lo x-oo then P is asymptotically stable, and an opposite condition implies P is sweeping. Many known results for cell cycle models follow from this. / Mathematical Science / M. Sc. (Mathematics)

A stochastic operator is a positive linear contraction, P : L1 --+ L1, such that llPfII2 = llfll1 for f > 0. It is called asymptotically stable if the iterates pn f of each density converge in the norm to a fixed density. Pf(x) = f K(x,y)f(y)dy, where K( ·, y) is a density, defines a stochastic kernel operator. A general probabilistic/ deterministic model for biological systems is considered. This leads to the LMT operator P f(x) = Jo - Bx H(Q(>.(x)) - Q(y)) dy, where -H'(x) = h(x) is a density. Several particular examples of cell cycle models are examined. An operator overlaps supports iffor all densities f,g, pn f APng of 0 for some n. If the operator is partially kernel, has a positive invariant density and overlaps supports, it is asymptotically stable. It is found that if h( x) > 0 for x ~ xo ~ 0 and ["'" x"h(x) dx < liminf(Q(A(x))" - Q(x)") for a E (0, 1] lo x-oo then P is asymptotically stable, and an opposite condition implies P is sweeping. Many known results for cell cycle models follow from this. / Mathematical Science / M. Sc. (Mathematics)

Cette thèse est consacrée à l'étude des différents problèmes liés aux structures des cubes , en théorie ergodique et en dynamique topologique. Elle est composée de six chapitres. La présentation générale nous permet de présenter certains résultats généraux en théorie ergodique et dynamique topologique. Ces résultats, qui sont associés d'une certaine façon aux structures des cubes, sont la motivation principale de cette thèse. Nous commençons par les structures de cube introduites en théorie ergodique par Host et Kra (2005) pour prouver la convergence dans $L^2 $ de moyennes ergodiques multiples. Ensuite, nous présentons la notion correspondante en dynamique topologique. Cette théorie, développée par Host, Kra et Maass (2010), offre des outils pour comprendre la structure topologique des systèmes dynamiques topologiques. En dernier lieu, nous présentons les principales implications et extensions dérivées de l'étude de ces structures. Ceci nous permet de motiver les nouveaux objets introduits dans la présente thèse, afin d'expliquer l'objet de notre contribution. Dans le Chapitre 1, nous nous attachons au contexte général en théorie ergodique et dynamique topologique, en mettant l'accent sur l'étude de certains facteurs spéciaux. Les Chapitres 2, 3, 4 et 5 nous permettent de développer les contributions de cette thèse. Chaque chapitre est consacré à un thème particulier et aux questions qui s'y rapportent, en théorie ergodique ou en dynamique topologique, et est associé à un article scientifique. Les structures de cube mentionnées plus haut sont toutes définies pour un espace muni d'une unique transformation. Dans le Chapitre 2, nous introduisons une nouvelle structure de cube liée à l'action de deux transformations S et T qui commutent sur un espace métrique compact X. Nous étudions les propriétés topologiques et dynamiques de cette structure et nous l'utilisons pour caractériser les systèmes qui sont des produits ou des facteurs de produits. Nous présentons également plusieurs applications, comme la construction des facteurs spéciaux. Le Chapitre 3 utilise la nouvelle structure de cube définie dans le Chapitre 2 dans une question de théorie ergodique mesurée. Nous montrons la convergence ponctuelle d'une moyenne cubique dans un système muni deux transformations qui commutent. Dans le Chapitre 4, nous étudions le semigroupe enveloppant d'une classe très importante des systèmes dynamiques, les nilsystèmes. Nous utilisons les structures des cubes pour montrer des liens entre propriétés algébriques du semigroupe enveloppant et les propriétés topologiques et dynamiques du système. En particulier, nous caractérisons les nilsystèmes d'ordre 2 par une propriété portant sur leur semigroupe enveloppant. Dans le Chapitre 5, nous étudions les groupes d'automorphismes des espaces symboliques unidimensionnels et bidimensionnels. Nous considérons en premier lieu des systèmes symboliques de faible complexité et utilisons des facteurs spéciaux, dont certains liés aux structures de cube, pour étudier le groupe de leurs automorphismes. Notre résultat principal indique que, pour un système minimal de complexité sous-linéaire, le groupe d'automorphismes est engendré par l'action du shift et un ensemble fini. Par ailleurs, en utilisant les facteurs associés aux structures de cube introduites dans le Chapitre 2, nous étudions le groupe d'automorphismes d'un système de pavages représentatif. La bibliographie, commune à l'ensemble de la thèse, se trouve en fin document / This thesis is devoted to the study of different problems in ergodic theory and topological dynamics related to og cube structures fg. It consists of six chapters. In the General Presentation we review some general results in ergodic theory and topological dynamics associated in some way to cubes structures which motivates this thesis. We start by the cube structures introduced in ergodic theory by Host and Kra (2005) to prove the convergence in $L^2$ of multiple ergodic averages. Then we present its extension to topological dynamics developed by Host, Kra and Maass (2010), which gives tools to understand the topological structure of topological dynamical systems. Finally we present the main implications and extensions derived of studying these structures, we motivate the new objects introduced in the thesis and sketch out our contributions. In Chapter 1 we give a general background in ergodic theory and topological dynamics given emphasis to the treatment of special factors. % We give basic definitions and describe special factors associated to a From Chapter 2 to Chapter 5 we develop the contributions of this thesis. Each one is devoted to a different topic and related questions, both in ergodic theory and topological dynamics. Each one is associated to a scientific article. In Chapter 2 we introduce a novel cube structure to study the actions of two commuting transformations $S$ and $T$ on a compact metric space $X$. In the same chapter we study the topological and dynamical properties of such structure and we use it to characterize products systems and their factors. We also provide some applications, like the construction of special factors. In the same topic, in Chapter 3 we use the new cube structure to prove the pointwise convergence of a cubic average in a system with two commuting transformations. In Chapter 4, we study the enveloping semigroup of a very important class of dynamical systems, the nilsystems. We use cube structures to show connexions between algebraic properties of the enveloping semigroup and the geometry and dynamics of the system. In particular, we characterize nilsystems of order 2 by its enveloping semigroup. In Chapter 5 we study automorphism groups of one-dimensional and two-dimensional symbolic spaces. First, we consider low complexity symbolic systems and use special factors, some related to the introduced cube structures, to study the group of automorphisms. Our main result states that for minimal systems with sublinear complexity such groups are spanned by the shift action and a finite set. Also, using factors associated to the cube structures introduced in Chapter 2 we study the automorphism group of a representative tiling system. The bibliography is defer to the end of this document

This thesis discusses three distinct topics. A topological space X is said to be self- Tietze if for every closed C eX, every continuous f: C -+ X admits a continuous extension F: X -+ X. We show that every disconnected, self- Tietze space is ultranormal. The Tychonoff Plank is an example of a compact self- Tietze space which is not completely normal, and we establish that a completely normal, zero- dimensional, homogeneous space need not be self- Tietze. A subset of the plane is a two-point set if it meets every straight line in exactly two points. We show that a two-point set cannot contain a dense G8 subset of an arc. We also show that the complement of a two-point set is necessarily path-connected. Finally, we construct a zero-dimensional subset of the plane of which the complement is simply-connected. For A E lR, the tent-map with slope A is the function f: [0, 1] -+ lR such that f(x) = AX for x :=:; ~ and f(x) = A(l - x) for x ~ ~. Properties of w-limit sets of tent-maps, i.e. sets of the form n {fn+k(x) I kEN} nEN for x E [0,1], are examined, and an example of a tent-map and a closed, invariant, nonempty, internally chain transitive subset of [0, 1] which is not an w-limit set is given.

Followed two different proofs of van der Waerden's theorem. Found that the two proofs yield important information about arithmetic progressions and the theorem. van der Waerden's theorem explains the occurrence of arithmetic progressions which can be used to explain such things as the Bible Code.

Orientador: Vanderlei Minori Horita / Banca: Roberto Markarian / Banca: Paulo Ricardo da Silva / Resumo: O objetivo principal deste trabalho e estudar a dinâmica de uma partícula pontual no interior de subconjuntos do plano. Tais sistemas são conhecidos na literatura como bilhares. Apresentaremos os principais conceitos desses sistemas e veremos que tais sistemas deixam invariante uma medida de probabilidade, o que nos permite aplicar a Teoria Ergódica ao problema do bilhar / Abstract: The main goal of this work is to study the dynamical behavior of a point-like (dimensionless) particle in the interior of planar regions. Such systems are known in the literature as billiards. We're going to present the principal concepts of those systems and we'll see that such system turns the probability measure invariant, which allows us to apply the Ergodic Theory to billiard problems / Mestre

Soit (X, μ) un espace de probabilité standard et Γ un groupe dénombrable agissant sur X de manière à préserver la mesure de probabilité (p.m.p.). La partition de l’espace X en orbites induite par l’action de Γ est entièrement encodée par le groupe plein de l’action, constitué de l’ensemble des bijections boréliennes de l’espace qui agissent par permutation sur chaque orbite. Plus précisément, le théorème de reconstruction de H. Dye stipule que deux actions p.m.p. sont orbitalement équivalentes (i.e. induisent la même partition à une bijection p.m.p. près) si et seulement si leurs groupes pleins sont isomorphes.Le sujet de cette thèse est grandement motivé par ce théorème de reconstruction, puisqu’il s’agit de voir comment des invariants d’équivalence orbitale, qui portent donc sur la partition de l’espace en orbites, se traduisent en des propriétés algébriques ou topologiques du groupe plein associé.Le résultat majeur porte sur le rang topologique des groupes pleins, c’est-à-dire le nombre minimum d’éléments nécessaires pour engendrer un sous-groupe dense. Il se trouve être fortement relié a un invariant fondamental d’équivalence orbitale : le coût. Plus précisément, nous avons montré que le rang topologique était, dans le cas ergodique, égal à la partie entière du coût de l’action plus un. Le cas non ergodique a également été étudié, et on a obtenu des résultats complémentaires sur la généricité de l’ensemble des générateurs topologiques.Enfin, on a caractérisé les actions dont toutes les orbites sont infinies : ce sont exac- tement celles dont le groupe plein n’admet aucun morphisme non trivial à valeurs dans Z/2Z. / Let (X,μ) be a standard probability space and Γ a countable group acting on X in a measure preserving way. The partition of the space X into Γ-orbits is entirely encoded by the full group of the action, consisting of all the Borel bijections of X which act by permutation on every orbit. To be more precise, Dye’s reconstruction theorem states that two measure preserving actions are orbit equivalent (i.e. they induce the same partition up to a measure preserving bijection of (X, μ)) if and only if their full groups are isomorphic.The reconstruction theorem is the main motivation for this thesis, in which we try to understand how exactly orbit equivalence invariants of measure preserving actions translate into algebraic or topological properties of the associated full group.The main result deals with the topological rank of full groups, that is the minimal number of elements needed to generate a dense subgroup. It happens to be deeply linked to a fundamental invariant of orbit equivalence : the cost. To be more precise, we have shown that the topological rank is, in the ergodic case, equal to the integer part of the cost of the action plus one. The non-ergodic case was also treated, and we obtained some genericity results for the set of topological generators.We also obtained a characterization of the measure preserving actions having only infinite orbits : these are the ones whose full group has non nontrivial morphism into Z/2Z.