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# Uniqueness of equilibrium states for some partially hyperbolic horseshoes

• In this note, we consider a partially hyperbolic horseshoe and prove uniqueness of equilibrium states for a class of potentials. In particular we obtain that there exists a unique maximal entropy measure.
Mathematics Subject Classification: Primary: 37D35; Secondary: 37D30.

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