2508.20632
Dimensions and Dimension Spectra of Non-Autonomous Iterated Function Systems
Jun Jie Miao, Tianrui Wang
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- Sep 28, 2025, 12:57 AM
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The paper proves that, for a non‑autonomous conformal IFS satisfying OSC and the regularity (1.11), the upper and lower θ‑intermediate dimensions equal the jump points of the corresponding upper/lower pressure functions defined via δ‑cut sets. The key ingredients are the bounded‑distortion geometry (|Ju| ≍ ∥Dφu∥), the stopping‑time cut sets M(δ,θ), and a careful cover–to–cut/cut–to–cover construction used in the proof of Theorem 2.1, together with (1.11) to control scale transitions. The candidate solution follows the same high‑level plan (pressures via δ‑admissible cut sets) and is substantively correct; it differs mainly in presenting a more symmetric ‘two‑sided comparability’ between restricted intermediate contents and cut‑set sums, whereas the paper’s proof implements this comparison with a small exponent slack and direct combinatorial estimates. No contradiction arises, but the model’s Step (3) asserts a stronger uniform comparability than is explicitly established in the paper.
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\textbf{Recommendation:} minor revisions \textbf{Journal Tier:} specialist/solid \textbf{Justification:} The work gives a clear pressure-based formula for intermediate dimensions of non-autonomous conformal sets under standard geometric hypotheses and a mild regularity condition. The structure via cut sets and bounded distortion is sound, and the use of (1.11) is well targeted. The presentation is readable, with only minor points that could be clarified regarding uniformity in δ and the cover–cut comparisons. The results are a useful addition to the non-autonomous dimension theory.