Whitney preserving maps onto dendrites (Q2880831)

For a metric continuum \(X\), let \(C(X)\) denote the hyperspace of subcontinua of \(X\), endowed with the Hausdorff metric. Given a mapping between metric continua \(f:X\rightarrow Y\), the induced mapping \(C(f):C(X)\rightarrow C(Y)\) is given by \(C(f)(A)=f(A)\) (the image of \(A\) under \(f\)). The mapping \(f:X\rightarrow Y\) is Whitney preserving if there exist Whitney maps \(\mu:C(X)\rightarrow [ 0,1]\) and \(\nu :C(Y)\rightarrow [0,1]\) such that for each \(t\in [0,1]\), there exists \(s\in [0,1]\) such that \(C(f)(\mu ^{-1}(t))=\nu ^{-1}(s)\). Whitney preserving maps were introduced by \textit{B. Espinoza-Reyes} [Topology Appl. 126, No. 3, 351--358 (2002; Zbl 1019.54016)] who proved that every Whitney preserving mapping \(f:X\rightarrow [0,1]\) from a continuum \(X\) containing a dense arc component onto \([0,1]\) is a homeomorphism.NEWLINENEWLINEThe author [Houston J. Math. 36, No. 3, 935--943 (2010; Zbl 1221.54013)] showed that this result is also true when \([0,1]\) is changed by a dendrite with a finite number of branch points. In the paper under review, the author goes further by showing that this result is also true when \([0,1]\) is changed by a dendrite with a closed set of branch points. He also shows that it is not possible to extend this result to all dendrites, by proving that for each dendrite \(D\) with a dense set of branch points, there exist a continuum \(X\) containing a dense arc component and a Whitney preserving mapping \(f:X\rightarrow D\) such that \(f\) is not a homeomorphism.