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A Proof of the Existence and Simplicity of a Maximal Eigenvalue for Ruelle–Perron–Frobenius Operators

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We give a new proof of a result due to Ruelle about the existence and simplicity of a unique maximal eigenvalue for a Ruelle–Perron–Frobenius operator acting on some Hölder continuous function space.

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Jiang, Y. A Proof of the Existence and Simplicity of a Maximal Eigenvalue for Ruelle–Perron–Frobenius Operators. Letters in Mathematical Physics 48, 211–219 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1007595323704

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