The linear request problem

v2: the approach has been further simplified, only basic differential calculus is in fact needed instead of basic PDE.We propose a simple approach to a problem introduced by Galatolo and Pollicott, consisting in perturbing a dynamical system in order for its absolutely continuous invariant measure to change in a prescribed way. Instead of using transfer operators, we observe that restricting to an infinitesimal conjugacy already yields a solution. This allows us to work in any dimension and dispense from any dynamical hypothesis. In particular, we don’t need to assume hyperbolicity to obtain a solution, although expansion moreover ensures the existence of an infinite-dimensional space of solutions