PMATH 457Topological Dynamics and Ergodic Theory

Units: 0.50
Faculty: Mathematics
Subject: Pure Mathematics

When it runs

Ran in 1 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

Compact topological dynamical systems, the greatest ambit, spaces of ultrafilters, Van der Waerden and Hales Jewett theorems, minimal flows, boundary actions, invariant measures, probability measure preserving actions, Rokhlin’s lemma, ergodic theorems, orbit equivalence, entropy, Ornstein’s theorem.

Prerequisites

Must have completed the following:
- PMATH367 - Topology (0.50)
- PMATH450 - Measure Theory (0.50)

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

Fall 2026 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
Section	Class	Enrolled	Meets
LEC 001	7740	9 / 81	MW 11:30–12:50

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