Convergence of Polynomial Ergodic Averages of Several Variables for some Commuting Transformations

Michael C. R. Johnson

Published 2009-06-17Version 1

Let $(X,\mathcal{B},\mu)$ be a probability space and let $T_1,..., T_l$ be $l$ commuting invertible measure preserving transformations \linebreak of $X$. We show that if $T_1^{c_1} ... T_l^{c_l}$ is ergodic for each $(c_1,...,c_l)\neq (0,...,0)$, then the averages $\frac{1}{|\Phi_N|}\sum_{u\in\Phi_N}\prod_{i=1}^r T_1^{p_{i1}(u)}... T_l^{p_{il}(u)}f_i$ converge in $L^2(\mu)$ for all polynomials $p_{ij}\colon \mathbb{Z}^d\to\mathbb{Z}$, all $f_i\in L^{\infty}(\mu)$, and all F{\o}lner sequences $\{\Phi_N\}_{N=1}^{\infty}$ in $\mathbb{Z}^d$.