2106.12087
Generalized eigenvalues of the Perron-Frobenius operators of symbolic dynamical systems
Hayato Chiba, Masahiro Ikeda, Isao Ishikawa
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- math.DS
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- Specialist/Solid
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- Sep 28, 2025, 12:56 AM
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The paper rigorously proves analytic continuation of the resolvent for VL(ε)=Q0+εQ1 and identifies generalized eigenvalues 2^{-k} with algebraic multiplicity k+1 and geometric multiplicity 1 for ε≠0, via the Gelfand triplet framework and a perturbative Neumann-series analysis. The model independently reaches the same conclusions using a finite-dimensional polynomial-core filtration and a triangular/Jordan-block analysis. While the model omits some functional-analytic details (e.g., passage to the inductive-limit topologies and continuity on X−→X′+), its argument correctly captures the mechanism and multiplicities. Hence both are correct, by different methods.
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\textbf{Recommendation:} minor revisions
\textbf{Journal Tier:} specialist/solid
\textbf{Justification:}
The manuscript gives a careful and complete analysis of the generalized resolvent and spectrum for transfer operators of two-sided shifts using Gelfand triplets. The definitions, expansions, and perturbation argument are sound and the main results are clearly stated and proved. The work is likely of primary interest to specialists in operator theory and dynamical systems on symbolic spaces. A few minor additions would improve readability and pedagogical value, but the technical content is correct.