Week 7 Worksheet

    1. Let (T(x))(n)=x(n+1) be the shift map on X={0,1}N. Describe a point x{0,1}N with dense orbit.
    2. Let (T(x))(n)=x(n+1) be the shift map on X={0,1,2}N. Describe a point x{0,1,2}N with dense orbit.
  1. Let (T(x))(n)=x(n+1) be the shift map on X={0,1}N. Describe a point x{0,1}N with
    1. limN1Nn=1Nx(n)=12
    2. limN1Nn=1Nx(n)=14
    3. limN1Nn=1Nx(n)=13
    4. limN1Nn=1Nx(n)=12
    5. limN1Nn=1Nx(n) not existing.
  2. Let μ be the fair coin measure on {0,1}N. Put Y=nN{x{0,1}N:x(n)=1x(n+1)=0}
    1. Describe what it means for x{0,1}N to belong to Y.
    2. Calculate μ(Y).
    3. Does limN1Nn=1Ny(n)=12 for some point yY?
    4. Does limN1Nn=1Ny(n)y(n+1)=14 for some point yY?
    5. Describe a measure ν on {0,1}N with ν(Y)=1.
  3. Define f:{0,1}N[0,1] by f(x)=n=1x(n)2n for all x{0,1}N.
    1. Check that f is measurable.
    2. Let μ be the fair coin measure on {0,1}N. Define ν on Bor([0,1]) by ν(B)=μ(f1(B)). Check that ν is a measure.
    3. What does the strong law of large numbers tell you about limN1Nn=0N11[0,12](2nxmod1) for ν almost-every x[0,1]?