Convergence of weighted polynomial multiple ergodic averages

Qing Chu

Published 2008-02-21, updated 2008-11-24Version 2

We study here weighted polynomial multiple ergodic averages. A sequence of weights is called universally good if any polynomial multiple ergodic average with this sequence of weights converges in $L^{2}$. We find a necessary condition and show that for any bounded measurable function $\phi$ on an ergodic system, the sequence $\phi(T^{n}x)$ is universally good for almost every $x$. The linear case was understood by Host and Kra.