The Dolgopyat inequality in \BV\ for non-Markov maps

Abstract

Let $F$ be a (non-Markov) countably piecewise expanding interval map satisfying certain regularity conditions, and $\tilde\L$ the corresponding transfer operator. We prove the Dolgopyat inequality for the twisted operator $\tilde\L_s(v) = \tilde\L_s(e^{s\varphi}v)$ acting on the space BV of functions of bounded variation, where $\varphi$ is a piecewise $C^1$ roof function.