Equilibrium states for star flows and the spectral
decomposition conjecture
September 22, 2025
1:00 pm 646 or 648 PGH
Abstract
In this talk, we will discuss recent progress in the theory of smooth
star flows that contain singularities and consider their
expansiveness, continuity of the topological pressure, and the
existence and uniqueness of equilibrium states. We will prove an
ergodic version of the Spectral Decomposition Conjecture: \(C^1\) open
and densely, every singular star flow has only finitely many ergodic
measures of maximal entropy, and only finitely many ergodic
equilibrium states for Holder continuous potentials satisfying a mild
yet optimal condition. Joint with M.J. Pacifico and J. Yang.