An Introduction to Ergodic Theory (Softcover Reprint of the Original 1st 1982)Paperback - Softcover Reprint of the Original 1st 1982, 6 October 2000

The first part of this introduction to ergodic theory addresses measure-preserving transformations of probability spaces and covers such topics as recurrence properties and the Birkhoff ergodic theorem. The second part focuses on the ergodic theory of continuous transformations of compact metrizable spaces. Several examples are detailed, and the final chapter outlines results and applications of ergodic theory to other branches of mathematics.