Equilibrium states for natural extensions of non-uniformly expanding local homeomorphisms

Abstract: We examine uniqueness of equilibrium states for the natural extension of a topologically exact, non-uniformly expanding, local homeomorphism with a H\"older continuous potential function. We do this by applying general techniques developed by Climenhaga and Thompson, and show there is a natural condition on decompositions that guarantees that a unique equilibrium state exists. We then show how to apply these results to partially hyperbolic attractors.