Large deviation asymptotics for Anosov flows

Abstract

We derive precise asymptotic formulae for large deviation probabilities for suspensions of subshifts of finite type. As a corollary, we give a stronger version of the Central Limit Theorem. We apply our results to transitive Anosov flows, giving a result describing fluctuations in the volume of Bowen balls and an asymptotic large deviation formula of a homological nature involving Schwartzmann’s winding cycle.