Linked orbits of homeomorphisms of the plane and Gambaudo-Kolev Theorem

Abstract: Let

h : m a t h b b R^{2} o m a t h b b R^{2}

be an orientation preserving homeomorphism of the plane. For any bounded orbit

m a t h c a l O (x) = h^{n} (x) : n i n m a t h b b Z

there exists a fixed point

x^{'} i n m a t h b b R^{2}

of

h

linked to

m a t h c a l O (x)

in the sense of Gambaudo: one cannot find a Jordan curve

C s u b s e t e q m a t h b b R^{2}

around

m a t h c a l O (x)

, separating it from

x^{'}

, that is isotopic to

h (C)

in

m a t h b b R^{2} s e t m i n u s l e f t (m a t h c a l O (x) c u p x^{'} i g h t)

.

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