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# The action of finite-state tree automorphisms on Bernoulli measures

• We describe how a finite-state automorphism of a regular rooted tree changes the Bernoulli measure on the boundary of the tree. It turns out that a finite-state automorphism of polynomial growth, as defined by S. Sidki, preserves a measure class of a Bernoulli measure, and we write down the explicit formula for its Radon-Nikodym derivative. On the other hand, the image of the Bernoulli measure under the action of a strongly connected finite-state automorphism is singular to the measure itself.
Mathematics Subject Classification: Primary: 20E08.

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