Dynamical Zeta Functions, Nielsen Theory and Reidemeister Torsion

Download or read book Dynamical Zeta Functions, Nielsen Theory and Reidemeister Torsion written by Alexander Fel'shtyn and published by American Mathematical Soc.. This book was released on 2000 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the paper we study new dynamical zeta functions connected with Nielsen fixed point theory. The study of dynamical zeta functions is part of the theory of dynamical systems, but it is also intimately related to algebraic geometry, number theory, topology and statistical mechanics. The paper consists of four parts. Part I presents a brief account of the Nielsen fixed point theory. Part II deals with dynamical zeta functions connected with Nielsen fixed point theory. Part III is concerned with analog of Dold congruences for the Reidemeister and Nielsen numbers. In Part IV we explain how dynamical zeta functions give rise to the Reidemeister torsion, a very important topological invariant which has useful applications in knots theory,quantum field theory and dynamical systems.