Bounded orbits and global fixed points for groups acting on the plane

DOI10.2140/AGT.2012.12.421zbMATH Open1268.37067arXiv1103.5060OpenAlexW2052218451MaRDI QIDQ422103FDOQ422103

Authors: Kathryn Mann 

Publication date: 16 May 2012

Published in: Algebraic \& Geometric Topology (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Let G be a group acting on the plane by orientation-preserving homeomorphisms. We show that if for some k>0 there is a ball of radius r > k/sqrt{3} such that each point x in the ball satisfies |gx -hx| < k for all g, h in G, and the action of G satisfies a nonwandering hypothesis, then the action has a global fixed point. In particular, any group of measure-preserving orientation preserving homeomorphisms of the plane with uniformly bounded orbits has a global fixed point. The constant k/sqrt{3} is sharp. We also show that a group acting on the plane with orbits bounded as above is left orderable.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1103.5060

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zbMATH Keywords

fixed pointgroup actionplane homeomorphismBrouwer plane translationleft orderorientation-preserving homeomorphismsplanar actionprime end

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Dynamical systems involving homeomorphisms and diffeomorphisms of planes and surfaces (37E30) Group actions on manifolds and cell complexes in low dimensions (57M60)

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