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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 26 September 2022
A $D_{\infty }$-topological Markov chain is a topological Markov chain provided with an action of the infinite dihedral group
$D_{\infty }$. It is defined by two zero-one square matrices A and J satisfying
$AJ=JA^{\textsf {T}}$ and
$J^2=I$. A flip signature is obtained from symmetric bilinear forms with respect to J on the eventual kernel of A. We modify Williams’ decomposition theorem to prove the flip signature is a
$D_{\infty }$-conjugacy invariant. We introduce natural
$D_{\infty }$-actions on Ashley’s eight-by-eight and the full two-shift. The flip signatures show that Ashley’s eight-by-eight and the full two-shift equipped with the natural
$D_{\infty }$-actions are not
$D_{\infty }$-conjugate. We also discuss the notion of
$D_{\infty }$-shift equivalence and the Lind zeta function.