Smooth invariant function of an Anosov flow

ID: smooth-invariant-function-of-an-anosov-flow

Invariance gives for a stable direction. Boundedness of and exponential contraction make this zero; negative time does the same for unstable directions. Also . The Anosov splitting spans the tangent bundle, so and the function is constant on each connected component. This proof does not need an ergodicity hypothesis.

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