The Sarkovskii order for periodic continua. II (Q2463870)

\textit{A. N. Sharkovskij} [Ukr. Mat. Zh. 16, 61--71 (1964; Zbl 0122.17504)] proved that if \(p \prec q\) according to the following ordering of the positive integers, then for any map of the real line to itself with a periodic point of period \(p\), there exists a periodic point of period \(q\). \[ 3\prec 5\prec 7\prec\cdots\prec 3\cdot2\prec 5\cdot2\prec\cdots\prec 3\cdot2^2\prec 5\cdot2^2\prec\cdots\prec 2^3\prec 2^2\prec 2\prec 1. \] The author [Topology Appl. 154, No. 11, 2253--2264 (2007; Zbl 1154.54019)] showed that the maximal proper periodic continua of a map on a hereditarily decomposable chainable continuum onto itself follow the Sarkovskii order under a certain condition. In the paper under review, the author establishes the sharpness of his result above. The main results are: Theorem. \(f\) is a map from a hereditarily decomposable chainable continuum onto itself. If \(f\) has at least three maximal proper periodic continua, then it has a maximal proper periodic continuum with odd period greater than one. Theorem. Let \(X\) be a hereditarily decomposable chainable continuum and \(n\) a positive integer. If there exists a map \(f\) of \(X\) onto itself such that \(f\) has a maximal proper periodic continuum of period \(m\) if and only if \(n\preceq m\), then \(n\) is odd.