Maximal Functions in Ergodic Theory
Let be a probability space, and a measure-preserving endomorphism of . The maximal function of a function is
The maximal function of f verifies a weak bound analogous to the Hardy–Littlewood maximal inequality:
that is a restatement of the maximal ergodic theorem.
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