Abstract In this paper, we explore the fixed point theory of n-vaiued maps using configuration spaces and braid groups, focusing on two fundamental problems, the Wecken property, and the computation of the Nielsen num...Abstract In this paper, we explore the fixed point theory of n-vaiued maps using configuration spaces and braid groups, focusing on two fundamental problems, the Wecken property, and the computation of the Nielsen number. We show that the projective plane （resp. the 2-sphere S2） has the Wecken property for n-valued maps for all n ∈N （resp. all n ≥ 3）. In the case n = 2 and S2, we prove a partial result about the Wecken property. We then describe the Nielsen number of a non-split n-valued map φ ： X → X of an orientable, compact manifold without boundary in terms of the Nielsen coincidence numbers of a certain finite covering q： ）→ X with a subset of the coordinate maps of a lift of the n-valued split map → q ： →X.展开更多
基金supported by Fundao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de So Paulo(FAPESP)Projeto Temtico Topologia Algébrica,Geométrica e Diferencial(Grant No.2012/24454-8)supported by the same project as well as the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique(CNRS)/Fundao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de So Paulo(FAPESP)Projet de Recherche Conjoint(PRC)project(Grant No.275209)
文摘Abstract In this paper, we explore the fixed point theory of n-vaiued maps using configuration spaces and braid groups, focusing on two fundamental problems, the Wecken property, and the computation of the Nielsen number. We show that the projective plane （resp. the 2-sphere S2） has the Wecken property for n-valued maps for all n ∈N （resp. all n ≥ 3）. In the case n = 2 and S2, we prove a partial result about the Wecken property. We then describe the Nielsen number of a non-split n-valued map φ ： X → X of an orientable, compact manifold without boundary in terms of the Nielsen coincidence numbers of a certain finite covering q： ）→ X with a subset of the coordinate maps of a lift of the n-valued split map → q ： →X.
