Whirly 3-Interval Exchange Transformations

Abstract

Irreducible interval exchange transformations are studied with regard to whirly property, a condition for non-trivial spatial factor. Uniformly whirly transformation is defined and to be further studied. An equivalent condition is introduced for whirly transformation. We will prove that almost all 3-interval exchange transformations are whirly, using a combinatorics approach with application of the Rauzy-Veech Induction. It is still an open question whether whirly property is a generic property for m-interval exchange transformations (m>=4).