A short proof of a theorem concerning homeomorphisms of the unit circle (Q762406)

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A short proof of a theorem concerning homeomorphisms of the unit circle
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    A short proof of a theorem concerning homeomorphisms of the unit circle (English)
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    1984
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    In this note the author gives a short proof of a theorem concerning homeomorphisms \(\sigma\) of the unit circle \(S^ 1\) in which the rotation number of \(\sigma\) can be neglected. He proved an equivalence relation as the following Theorem. Let \(\sigma\) be a homeomorphism of \(S^ 1\). Then the following statements are equivalent: (1) \(\theta\) (z) is dense in \(S^ 1\) for some \(z\in S^ 1\), (2) \(\theta\) (z) is dense in \(S^ 1\) for every \(z\in S^ 1\), (3) \(\sigma\) is conjugate to R for some irrational number \(\theta\) \((0<\theta <)\). When \(\sigma\) satisfies (1) or (2), the rotation \(R_{\theta}\) in (3) is uniquely determined.
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    homeomorphisms
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    unit circle
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    rotation number
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