A homology theory for Smale spaces: a summary

Abstract

We consider Smale spaces, a particular class of hyperbolic topological dynamical systems, which include the basic sets for Smale's Axiom A systems. We present a homology theory for such systems which is based on the dimension group in the special case of shifts of finite type. This theory provides a Lefschetz formula relating trace data with the number of periodic points of the system.