Measure Expansivity and Specification for Pointwise Dynamics

Abstract

We introduce pointwise measure expansivity for bi-measurable maps. We show through examples that this notion is weaker than measure expansivity. In spite of this fact, we show that many results for measure expansive systems hold true for pointwise systems as well. Then, we study the concept of mixing, specification and chaos at a point in the phase space of a continuous map. We show that mixing at a shadowable point is not sufficient for it to be a specification point, but mixing of the map force a shadowable point to be a specification point. We prove that periodic specification points are Devaney chaotic point. Finally, we show that existence of two distinct specification points is sufficient for a map to have positive Bowen entropy.