Selection of calibrated subaction when temperature goes to zero in the discounted problem

TL;DR

This paper studies the zero-temperature limit of certain dynamical systems with Lipschitz potentials, showing convergence of specific functions to a calibrated subaction, thus elucidating the selection process in thermodynamic limits.

Contribution

It introduces a new framework for understanding the selection of calibrated subactions as temperature approaches zero in dynamical systems with Lipschitz potentials.

Findings

Convergence of $b_ - rac{m(A)}{1-}$ to the calibrated subaction $V$ as $ o 1$.

Identification of the limit of scaled functions $u_{,eta}$ as $eta o  o $, linking thermodynamic and dynamical limits.

Establishment of conditions under which the zero-temperature limit selects a specific subaction.

Abstract

Consider $T(x)= d \, x$ (mod 1) acting on $S^1$, a Lipschitz potential $A:S^1 \to \mathbb{R}$, $0<\lambda<1$ and the unique function $b_\lambda:S^1 \to \mathbb{R}$ satisfying $ b_\lambda(x) = \max_{T(y)=x} \{ \lambda \, b_\lambda(y) + A(y)\}.$ We will show that, when $\lambda \to 1$, the function $b_\lambda- \frac{m(A)}{1-\lambda}$ converges uniformly to the calibrated subaction $V(x) = \max_{\mu \in \mathcal{ M}} \int S(y,x) \, d \mu(y)$, where $S$ is the Ma\~ne potential, $\mathcal{ M}$ is the set of invariant probabilities with support on the Aubry set and $m(A)= \sup_{\mu \in \mathcal{M}} \int A\,d\mu$. For $\beta>0$ and $\lambda \in (0,1)$, there exists a unique fixed point $u_{\lambda,\beta} :S^1\to \mathbb{R}$ for the equation $e^{u_{\lambda,\beta}(x)} = \sum_{T(y)=x}e^{\beta A(y) +\lambda u_{\lambda,\beta}(y)}$. It is known that as $\lambda \to 1$ the family $e^{[u_{\lambda,\beta}- \sup u_{\lambda,\beta}]}$ converges uniformly to the main eigenfuntion $\phi_\beta $ for the Ruelle operator associated to $\beta A$. We consider $\lambda=\lambda(\beta)$, $\beta(1-\lambda(\beta))\to+\infty$ and $\lambda(\beta) \to 1$, as $\beta \to\infty$. Under these hypothesis we will show that $\frac{1}{\beta}(u_{\lambda,\beta}-\frac{P(\beta A)}{1-\lambda})$ converges uniformly to the above $V$, as $\beta\to \infty$. The parameter $\beta$ represents the inverse of temperature in Statistical Mechanics and $\beta \to \infty$ means that we are considering that the temperature goes to zero. Under these conditions we get selection of subaction when $\beta \to \infty$.