Relative pressure functions and their equilibrium states

Abstract

For a subshift $(X, \sigma_X)$ and a subadditive sequence $\mathcal{F}=\{\log f_n\}_{n=1}^{\infty}$ on $X$, we study equivalent conditions for the existence of $h\in C(X)$ such that $\lim_{n\rightarrow\infty}(1/{n})\int \log f_n d \mu=\int h d \mu$ for every invariant measure $\mu$ on $X$. For this purpose, we first we study necessary and sufficient conditions for $\mathcal{F}$ to be an asymptotically additive sequence in terms of certain properties for periodic points. For a factor map $\pi: X\rightarrow Y$, where $(X, \sigma_X)$ is an irreducible shift of finite type and $(Y, \sigma_Y)$ is a subshift, applying our results and the results obtained by Cuneo [7] on asymptotically additive sequences, we study the existence of $h$ with regard to a subadditive sequence associated to a relative pressure function. This leads to a characterization of the existence of a certain type of continuous compensation function for a factor map between subshifts. As an application, we study we study the projection $\pi\mu$ of an invariant weak Gibbs measure $\mu$ for a continuous function on an irreducible shift of finite type.