Relation between irrationality and regularity for $ C^1 $ conjugacy of $ C^2 $ circle diffeomorphisms to rigid rotations

Zhicheng Tong, Yong Li

Published 2022-11-03Version 1

By introducing the modulus of continuity, we first establish the corresponding cross-ratio distortion estimates under $ C^2 $ smoothness, and further give a Denjoy-type inequality, which is almost optimal in dealing with circle diffeomorphisms. The latter plays a prominent role in the study of $ C^1 $ conjugacy to irrational rotations. We also give the explicit integrability correlation between continuity and irrationality for the first time. Further the regularity of the conjugation is also considered and proved to be sharp.