This book introduces the theory of enveloping semigroups--an important
tool in the field of topological dynamics--introduced by Robert Ellis.
The book deals with the basic theory of topological dynamics and touches
on the advanced concepts of the dynamics of induced systems and their
enveloping semigroups. All the chapters in the book are well organized
and systematically dealing with introductory topics through advanced
research topics. The basic concepts give the motivation to begin with,
then the theory, and finally the new research-oriented topics. The
results are presented with detailed proof, plenty of examples and
several open questions are put forward to motivate for future research.
Some of the results, related to the enveloping semigroup, are new to the
existing literature. The enveloping semigroups of the induced systems is
considered for the first time in the literature, and some new results
are obtained. The book has a research-oriented flavour in the field of
topological dynamics.