Continuous orbit equivalence of topological Markov shifts and Cuntz-Krieger algebras

Abstract

Let A,B be square irreducible matrices with entries in {0,1}. We will show that if the one-sided topological Markov shifts (X_A,\sigma_A) and (X_B,\sigma_B) are continuously orbit equivalent, then the two-sided topological Markov shifts (\bar X_A,\bar\sigma_A) and (\bar X_B,\bar\sigma_B) are flow equivalent, and hence det(id-A)=det(id-B). As a result, the one-sided topological Markov shifts (X_A,\sigma_A) and (X_B,\sigma_B) are continuously orbit equivalent if and only if the Cuntz-Krieger algebras O_A and O_B are isomorphic and det(id-A)=det(id-B).