Recurrence and almost periodicity on dendrites (Q508215)

Let \(X\) be a compact metric space and let \(f:X\to X\). Recall that a point \(x\in X\) is called periodic of period \(n\), for a natural \(n\), if \(f^n(x)=x\) and \(f^m(x)\neq x\) for \(0<m<n\); \(x\) is called almost periodic if for every neighborhood \(U\) of \(x\) there is a natural number \(N\) such that the set \(\{f^{(n+m)}(x)\mid m=0,1,\dots,N\}\) has a non empty intersection with \(U\) for all natural \(n\); \(x\) is called recurrent if for every neighborhood \(U\) of \(x\) there is a natural number \(n\) such that \(f^n(x)\) is in \(U\). \(AP(f)\) denotes the set of almost periodic points of \(f\), while \(R(f)\) denotes the set of recurrent points of \(f\). A compact metric space \(X\) is said to have the APR property if the closures of \(AP(f)\) and \(R(f)\) are equal for every continuous mapping \(f\). A dendrite is a locally connected continuum with no circles [\textit{S. B. Nadler jun.}, Continuum theory. An introduction. New York: Marcel (1992; Zbl 0757.54009)]. \(\mathrm{End}(X)\) is the set of endpoints of \(X\), i.e., the set of points \(x\) such that \(X-\{x\}\) is connected. A previous result of Mai established that a dendrite \(X\) with a countable set of endpoints \(\mathrm{End}(X)\) has the APR property [\textit{J. Mai} and \textit{E. Shi}, Int. J. Bifurcation Chaos Appl. Sci. Eng. 19, No. 4, 1391--1396 (2009; Zbl 1168.37310)]. The paper under review proves the converse, thus establishing that a dendrite \(X\) has the APR property if and only if its set of endpoints \(\mathrm{End}(X)\) is countable.