The Borsuk-Ulam theorem for \(n\)-valued maps between surfaces (Q6120827)

Making an interesting use of the theory of braid groups, the paper under review proves a type of Borsuk-Ulam theorem for multimaps between surfaces. As an application, the authors determine the conditions for the Borsuk-Ulam theorem to hold for split and non-split multimaps \(\phi : X \to Y\) in the cases when: (i) \(X\) is the 2-sphere equipped with the antipodal involution and \(Y\) is either a closed surface or the Euclidean plane; (ii) \(X\) is a closed surface different from the 2-sphere equipped with a free involution and \(Y\) is the Euclidean plane.