Zeta Function
The Artin–Mazur zeta function is defined as the formal power series
where Fix(Tn) is the set of fixed points of the n-fold shift. It has a product formula
where γ runs over the closed orbits. For subshifts of finite type, the zeta function is a rational function of z:
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