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3-dimensional Anosov flows: U(1)-extension and Exponential Mixing

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This lecture delves into the U(1)-extension of Anosov diffeomorphisms on closed surfaces, exploring the reduction to a problem on L = Lm to prove exponential mixing. The contraction is achieved by showing uniform contractivity for sufficiently long m, with cancellation by the difference of complex phases.

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