The chain recurrent set for maps of compacta
For a self-map of a compactum we give a necessary and sufficient condition for the chain recurrent set to be precisely the set of periodic points.
The set of recurrent points of a continuous self-map on compact metric spaces and strong chaos
We discuss the existence of an uncountable strongly chaotic set of a continuous self-map on a compact metric space. It is proved that if a continuous self-map on a compact metric space has a regular shift invariant set then it has an uncountable strongly chaotic set in which each point is recurrent, but is not almost periodic.
The size of the chain recurrent set for generic maps on an n-dimensional locally (n-1)-connected compact space
For n ≥ 1, given an n-dimensional locally (n-1)-connected compact space X and a finite Borel measure μ without atoms at isolated points, we prove that for a generic (in the uniform metric) continuous map f:X → X, the set of points which are chain recurrent under f has μ-measure zero. The same is true for n = 0 (skipping the local connectedness assumption).
Triangular maps with the chain recurrent points periodic.
Two commuting maps without common minimal points
We construct an example of two commuting homeomorphisms S, T of a compact metric space X such that the union of all minimal sets for S is disjoint from the union of all minimal sets for T. In other words, there are no common minimal points. This answers negatively a question posed in [C-L]. We remark that Furstenberg proved the existence of "doubly recurrent" points (see [F]). Not only are these points recurrent under both S and T, but they recur along the same sequence of powers. Our example shows...