Axioms for the reduced Lefschetz number of some multivalued maps (Q2823182)

In this paper, it is shown that the number of axioms characterizing the Lefschetz number in [\textit{M. Arkowitz} and \textit{R. F. Brown}, Fixed Point Theory Appl. 2004, No. 1, 1--11 (2004; Zbl 1083.55001)] may be reduced to three. Precisely, the following is the author's main result.NEWLINENEWLINETheorem. The reduced Lefschetz number \({\overline {\mathcal L}}_m\) is the unique function \(\overline{\lambda}\) from the set of self-morphisms of spaces in \({\mathcal D}\) to the integers, that satisfiesNEWLINENEWLINE(i) homotopy equivalence axiomNEWLINENEWLINE(ii) cofibration axiomNEWLINENEWLINE(iii) wedge of circles axiom.NEWLINENEWLINESome aspects of the resulting theory concerning larger categories are also discussed.