There is no minimal action of Z^2 on the plane

DOI10.1017/S0143385710000866zbMATH Open1256.37015arXiv1004.5270MaRDI QIDQ2884080FDOQ2884080

Authors: Frédéric Le Roux 

Publication date: 24 May 2012

Published in: Ergodic Theory and Dynamical Systems (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: In this paper it is proved that there is no minimal action (i.e. every orbit is dense) of Z^2 on the plane. The proof uses the non-existence of minimal homeomorphisms on the infinite annulus (Le Calvez-Yoccoz's theorem), and the theory of Brouwer homeomorphisms.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1004.5270

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zbMATH Keywords

planeaction of \(\mathbb Z^{2}\)Le Calvez-Yoccoz theoremno minimal actionno minimal homeomorphism

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Dynamics induced by group actions other than (mathbb{Z}) and (mathbb{R}), and (mathbb{C}) (37C85) Dynamical systems involving homeomorphisms and diffeomorphisms of planes and surfaces (37E30)

Cites Work

• An index theorem for the homeomorphisms of the plane near a fixed point
• On the set of points with a dense orbit
• A new proof of the Brouwer plane translation theorem
• Brouwer's plane translation theorem and generalizations of the Poincaré-Birkhoff theorem
• A Brouwer-like theorem for orientation reversing homeomorphisms of the sphere

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• An index theorem for the homeomorphisms of the plane near a fixed point

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