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Anosov Automorphism

A Hyperbolic linear map $\Bbb{R}^n\to\Bbb{R}^n$ with Integer entries in the transformation Matrix and Determinant $\pm 1$ is an Anosov Diffeomorphism of the $n$-Torus, called an Anosov automorphism (or Hyperbolic Automorphism). Here, the term automorphism is used in the Group Theory sense.




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1999-05-25