On invariant measures for $\mathscr{B}$-free systems

TL;DR

This paper proves that $B$-free subshifts are intrinsically ergodic with a unique measure of maximal entropy, and characterizes all ergodic invariant measures as joinings of Mirsky measures and measures from the full shift.

Contribution

It establishes the intrinsic ergodicity of $B$-free systems and characterizes all ergodic invariant measures as joinings, providing a detailed spectral analysis.

Findings

$B$-free subshifts are intrinsically ergodic.

All ergodic invariant measures are joinings of Mirsky measures and full shift measures.

Hereditary systems may lack intrinsic ergodicity.

Abstract

We show that the $\mathscr{B}$-free subshift $(S,X_{\mathscr{B}})$ associated to a $\mathscr{B}$-free system is intrinsically ergodic, i.e.\ it has exactly one measure of maximal entropy. Moreover, we study invariant measures for such systems. It is proved that each ergodic invariant measure is of joining type, determined by a joining of the Mirsky measure of a $\mathscr{B}'$-free subshift contained in $(S,X_{\mathscr{B}})$ and an ergodic invariant measure of the full shift on $\{0,1\}^{\mathbb{Z}}$. Moreover, each ergodic joining type measure yields a measure-theoretic dynamical system with infinite rational part of the spectrum corresponding to the above Mirsky measure. Finally, we show that, in general, hereditary systems may not be intrinsically ergodic.