Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2023 / ii / Paper 3 / 26K / b / Solution

Let $T(x)=x+\alpha (\mathrm{mod}1)$ with irrational $\alpha$. This irrational rotation of the circle preserves Lebesgue measure and is ergodic. Apply the Birkhoff ergodic theorem to the indicator function $1_A$. Its limitis invariant, hence almost everywhere constant by ergodicity. Its integral must equal that of $1_A$, so the constant is $\mu (A)$. Thereforefor Lebesgue measure-almost every $x\in (0,1]$.

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