The double midset conjecture for continua in the plane (Q1176264)

A metric space \(X\) is said to have the double midset property (DMP) if the set of all points equidistant from any given two points of \(X\) consists of exactly two points. The author with \textit{S. G. Wayment} [Am. Math. Mon. 81, 1003-1006 (1974; Zbl 0291.54042)] conjectured that a continuum with DMP is a simple closed curve. Moreover \textit{A. D. Berard jun.} and \textit{W. Nitka} [Fundam. Math. 85, 49-55 (1974; Zbl 0281.53042)] conjectured that a nondegenerate, connected, metric space with the DMP is a simple closed curve. The author proves that if a continuum in the Euclidean plane has DMP, then it is a simple closed curve. The more general conjectures remain open.