Pointwise periodic self-maps of subspaces of 2-dimensional manifolds (Q910056)

The author's introduction gives a flavor of the writing as well as some background and the results obtained in this paper: ``Periodic motions in spaces are objects of study that are universally existing and draw a widespread attention. The periodic self-homeomorphism is one of the significant forms in periodic motion. It is well kwown that every pointwise periodic self-homeomorphism on a connected topological manifold must be periodic. Kerékjártó pointed out that every periodic self-homeomorphism on the disc is topologically conjugate to a rotation or a reflection. Weaver solved a problem posed by Epstein. He proved that a pointwise periodic self-homeomorphism of a compact connected subset of a 2-dimensional orientable manifold is periodic under some stronger conditions, and that the number of its shorter-periodic points is finite. Recently, periodic differentiable homeomorphisms on surfaces and pointwise periodic self-maps of some spaces have been carrying on uninterruptedly. In this paper we analyze the orientation-preserving (or reversing, or relatively preserving) pointwise periodic continuous self-maps of any compact, locally connected subspace of a 2-dimensional manifold M without cut points, and find an internal relation between the above self-maps and the periodic self-homeomorphisms of M (or of some 2-dimensional submanifold of M). In addition, we discuss self-maps of path-connected subspaces of M and give generalization of Weaver's conclusion.''