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Metric spaces admitting only trivial weak contractions

Richárd Balka (2013)

Fundamenta Mathematicae

If (X,d) is a metric space then a map f: X → X is defined to be a weak contraction if d(f(x),f(y)) < d(x,y) for all x,y ∈ X, x ≠ y. We determine the simplest non-closed sets X ⊆ ℝⁿ in the sense of descriptive set-theoretic complexity such that every weak contraction f: X → X is constant. In order to do so, we prove that there exists a non-closed F σ set F ⊆ ℝ such that every weak contraction f: F → F is constant. Similarly, there exists a non-closed G δ set G ⊆ ℝ such that every weak contraction...

Minimal actions of homeomorphism groups

Yonatan Gutman (2008)

Fundamenta Mathematicae

Let X be a closed manifold of dimension 2 or higher or the Hilbert cube. Following Uspenskij one can consider the action of Homeo(X) equipped with the compact-open topology on Φ 2 2 X , the space of maximal chains in 2 X , equipped with the Vietoris topology. We show that if one restricts the action to M ⊂ Φ, the space of maximal chains of continua, then the action is minimal but not transitive. Thus one shows that the action of Homeo(X) on U H o m e o ( X ) , the universal minimal space of Homeo(X), is not transitive (improving...

Minimal component numbers of fixed point sets

Xuezhi Zhao (2003)

Fundamenta Mathematicae

Let f: (X,A) → (X,A) be a relative map of a pair of compact polyhedra. We introduce a new relative homotopy invariant N C ( f ; X , A ) , which is a lower bound for the component numbers of fixed point sets of the self-maps in the relative homotopy class of f. Some properties of N C ( f ; X , A ) are given, which are very similar to those of the relative Nielsen number N(f;X,A).

Minimal fixed point sets of relative maps

Xue Zhao (1999)

Fundamenta Mathematicae

Let f: (X,A) → (X,A) be a self map of a pair of compact polyhedra. It is known that f has at least N(f;X,A) fixed points on X. We give a sufficient and necessary condition for a finite set P (|P| = N(f;X,A)) to be the fixed point set of a map in the relative homotopy class of the given map f. As an application, a new lower bound for the number of fixed points of f on Cl(X-A) is given.

Minimal nonhomogeneous continua

Henk Bruin, Sergiǐ Kolyada, L'ubomír Snoha (2003)

Colloquium Mathematicae

We show that there are (1) nonhomogeneous metric continua that admit minimal noninvertible maps but have the fixed point property for homeomorphisms, and (2) nonhomogeneous metric continua that admit both minimal noninvertible maps and minimal homeomorphisms. The former continua are constructed as quotient spaces of the torus or as subsets of the torus, the latter are constructed as subsets of the torus.

Minimal non-invertible transformations of solenoids

Dariusz Tywoniuk (2012)

Colloquium Mathematicae

We construct a continuous non-invertible minimal transformation of an arbitrary solenoid. Since solenoids, as all other compact monothetic groups, also admit minimal homeomorphisms, our result allows one to classify solenoids among continua admitting both invertible and non-invertible continuous minimal maps.

Minimal self-joinings and positive topological entropy II

François Blanchard, Jan Kwiatkowski (1998)

Studia Mathematica

An effective construction of positive-entropy almost one-to-one topological extensions of the Chacón flow is given. These extensions have the property of almost minimal power joinings. For each possible value of entropy there are uncountably many pairwise non-conjugate such extensions.

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