Fixed point sets of isotopies on surfaces

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Abstract: We consider a self-homeomorphism h of some surface S. A subset F of the fixed point set of h is said to be unlinked if there is an isotopy from the identity to h that fixes every point of F. With Le Calvez' transverse foliations theory in mind, we prove the existence of unlinked sets that are maximal with respect to inclusion. As a byproduct, we prove the arcwise connectedness of the space of homeomorphisms of the two dimensional sphere that preserves the orientation and pointwise fix some given closed connected set F.


For \(F\) a closed subset of a separable surface \(S\) and a homeomorphism \(h:S\to S\) fixing each point of \(F\), one says that \(F\) is unlinked for \(h\) provided there is an isotopy \(h_t\) of homeomorphisms such that \(h_0\) is the identity, \(h_1=h\) and each \(h_t\) fixes each point of \(F\). The main result shows that, with \(F\) and \(h\) as above, if there is a dense subset \(F_0\subset F\) such that every finite subset of \(F_0\) is unlinked for \(h\) then \(F\) is unlinked for \(h\). As a corollary it is shown that if \(F\) is unlinked for \(h\) then there is a maximal (with respect to inclusion) closed unlinked set containing \(F\).











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