Frigg, Roman 
ORCID: 0000-0003-0812-0907, Berkovitz, Joseph and Kronz, Fred
(2011)
The ergodic hierarchy.
In: Zalta, Edward N., (ed.)
The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.
Abstract
The so-called ergodic hierarchy (EH) is a central part of ergodic theory. It is a hierarchy of properties that dynamical systems can possess. Its five levels are egrodicity, weak mixing, strong mixing, Kolomogorov, and Bernoulli. Although EH is a mathematical theory, its concepts have been widely used in the foundations of statistical physics, accounts of randomness, and discussions about the nature of chaos. We introduce EH and discuss its applications in these fields.
| Item Type: | Book Section |
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| Official URL: | http://plato.stanford.edu/ |
| Additional Information: | © 2011 The Authors |
| Divisions: | Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method CPNSS Centre for Analysis of Time Series |
| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > B Philosophy (General) |
| Date Deposited: | 22 Apr 2013 08:28 |
| Last Modified: | 13 Sep 2024 17:16 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/49778 |
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