The ergodic infinite measure preserving transformation of boole

Roy L. Adler*, Benjamin Weiss

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Abstract

G. Boole proved that the transformation φ of the real line, defined by φ(x)=x-1/x, preserves Lebesgue measure. A general method is applied to proving that φ is ergodic. Some further applications of the method are also indicated.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)263-278
Number of pages16
JournalIsrael Journal of Mathematics
Volume16
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 1973

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