The fixed point property for posets of small width (Q1267603)

The author studies the fixed point property for finite posets of width 3 or 4 in terms of forbidden retracts. The ranked forbidden retracts are determined explicitly. The posets in the list of forbidden retracts are ordinal sums of ranked posets. The elements in consecutive ranks therefore form bipartite posets with at most four minimal elements and four maximal elements. Finally, he solves one part of a two-part problem proposed by Niederle in 1989.