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2412.05603

The Morse Spectrum for Linear Random Dynamical Systems

Rayyan Al-Qaiwani, Mark Callaway, Martin Rasmussen

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The paper proves, under the bounded growth hypothesis (3.8), that the weak Morse spectrum equals the non-uniform dichotomy spectrum, i.e., Theorem 3.18: Ξ_w = Σ′ . The proof is split into: (i) Ξ_w ⊂ Σ′ (Proposition 3.22), using invariant projectors at a resolvent growth rate and the NUED bounds (3.10)–(3.11) to contradict any limiting finite-time exponent outside Σ′ ; the definitions of NUED and the dichotomy spectrum used here are in Definitions 2.11–2.12, and the passage to a weak attractor–repeller pair via projectivisation is Theorem 2.13 . (ii) Σ′ ⊂ Ξ_w (Proposition 3.24), by constructing a measurable projector splitting a direct sum of Morse-set subspaces and showing that, if a number in [min Σ′, max Σ′] were missing from Ξ_w, one could force a NUED at that number using temperedness—contradicting spectral membership . Auxiliary ingredients include the boundary property for sums of Morse subspaces (Lemma 3.21) , the normalization of bounded growth on a θ-invariant full-measure set (Lemma 3.7) , that Ξ(R^d) = [min Σ′, max Σ′] (Lemma 3.23) , and that each Ξ(P^{-1}M)(ω) is a closed interval (Theorem 3.13) . The candidate solution establishes the same equivalence. Its forward inclusion mirrors Proposition 3.22 by using NUED bounds and tempered constants. Its reverse inclusion proceeds via thresholds a_i,b_i per Morse set and a concatenation argument to realise all exponents in [a_i,b_i], aligning with the interval realisation in the paper. The only substantive discrepancy is a notational swap of which side (range vs. null space of the projector) is called the attractor, whereas Theorem 2.13 uses A = PN(Pγ) and R = PR(Pγ); this is cosmetic and does not affect correctness .

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\textbf{Recommendation:} minor revisions

\textbf{Journal Tier:} strong field

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The paper establishes a clean and consequential equivalence between the weak Morse spectrum and the non-uniform dichotomy spectrum under a standard bounded growth hypothesis. The existence of a finest weak Morse decomposition and the interval structure of component spectra are handled carefully, and the comparison with the dichotomy spectrum is executed with robust temperedness arguments. The results are of solid interest within random/nonautonomous dynamics and spectral theory. Minor clarifications (e.g., sign conventions for attractor/repeller assignments and a brief roadmap of the main equivalence proof) would enhance readability.