A note on Hausdorff measures of quasi-self-similar sets. (English) Zbl 0629.28006

McLaughlin, John

Proc. Am. Math. Soc. 100, 183-186 (1987).

D. Sullivan has demonstrated that quasi-self-similarity provides a useful point of view for the study of expanding dynamical systems. In “Seminar on conformal and hyperbolic geometry” [Lect. Notes, Inst. Hautes Etudes Sci., Bures-sur-Yvette (1982)] he posed the question: Is the Hausdorff measure of a quasi-self-similar set positive and finite in its Hausdorff dimension? This paper answers both parts of this question. In § 1 the positivity is established for compact sets, and a lower bound is given for their Hausdorff measure. However, in § 2 the finiteness is disproved. In fact, a quasi-self-similar set is constructed for which the Hausdorff measure is actually \(\sigma\)-infinite.

MSC:

28A75	Length, area, volume, other geometric measure theory
54H20	Topological dynamics (MSC2010)

Keywords:

expanding dynamical systems; Hausdorff measure; quasi-self-similar set

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