Non-euclidean geometry, continued fractions, and ergodic theory. (English) Zbl 0495.10032
MSC:
11K16 | Normal numbers, radix expansions, Pisot numbers, Salem numbers, good lattice points, etc. |
30F35 | Fuchsian groups and automorphic functions (aspects of compact Riemann surfaces and uniformization) |
28D05 | Measure-preserving transformations |
54H20 | Topological dynamics (MSC2010) |
20H10 | Fuchsian groups and their generalizations (group-theoretic aspects) |
Keywords:
action of modular group on upper half plane; continued fractions; ergodicity of shift operator; ergodic behavior of geodesics; Riemann surfaceReferences:
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