2409.20545
Marked length spectrum rigidity for Anosov magnetic surfaces
Valerio Assenza, Jacopo De Simoi, James Marshall Reber, Ivo Terek
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- Sep 28, 2025, 12:56 AM
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The paper proves that on a closed surface, equality of the magnetic marked length spectra together with equal area and cohomology class forces an isometry and equality of magnetic intensities up to a diffeomorphism isotopic to the identity (Theorem 1.3). The argument proceeds via MLS ⇒ C0 orbit conjugacy (Livšic+Ghys), area ⇒ volume-preserving, then smooth conjugacy by Gogolev–Rodriguez Hertz, reduction to the conformal case by Echevarría Cuesta, and a Katok-style Jensen argument plus homological fullness to kill the conformal factor and identify the magnetic intensity (Theorems 1.3/1.4; Lemma 2.1; Theorem 3.1). The candidate solution outlines precisely this blueprint. The only substantive slip is a misidentification of the Liouville volume form (the paper uses μg = −αg ∧ dαg), but this does not affect the main line of reasoning given the area-based volume-preservation step (Lemma 2.1) and subsequent rigidity reductions. Overall, both are correct and follow substantially the same proof strategy, with the paper supplying rigorous lemmas for the homological fullness/exactness and the conformal reduction steps (e.g., Theorem 3.1 and Lemma 3.2).
Referee report (LaTeX)
\textbf{Recommendation:} minor revisions \textbf{Journal Tier:} strong field \textbf{Justification:} The manuscript proves a global rigidity theorem for the magnetic marked length spectrum on surfaces in the Anosov regime, extending recent progress for geodesic flows to magnetic flows. The strategy is sharp and up-to-date: MLS implies C0 conjugacy; area gives volume preservation; smoothness follows from recent rigidity for 3D Anosov flows; Echevarría Cuesta’s conformal reduction applies; and a Katok-style conformal argument combined with homological fullness addresses the magnetic terms. The paper is clearly written and timely, and it situates the result well within the literature. Minor clarifications would further improve readability.