Involutions on tori with codimension-one fixed point set

Involutions on Tori with Codimension-one Fixed Point Set

The standard P. A. Smith theory of p-group actions on spheres, disks, and euclidean spaces is extended to the case of p-group actions on tori (i.e., products of circles) and coupled with topological surgery theory to give a complete topological classification, valid in all dimensions, of the locally linear, orientation-reversing, involutions on tori with fixed point set of codimension one.

Fixed point free involutions on Riemann surfaces

Involutions without fixed points on hyperbolic closed Riemann surface are discussed. Notably, the following question is answered: for τ such an involution on a surface (S, d), can a point p be chosen so that d(p, τ(p)) is bounded by a constant dependent solely on the genus of S? This is proved to be true for even genus and false otherwise. Furthermore, the sharp constant is given in genus 2.

Fixed Point Sets of Involutions on Spheres

An Algorithm to List All the Fixed-Point Free Involutions on a Finite Set

A fixed-point free involution on a finite set S is defined as a bijection I : S → S such as ∀e ∈ S, I(I(e)) = e and ∀e ∈ S, I(e) 6= e. In this article, the fixed-point free involutions are represented as partitions of the set S, and some properties linked to this representation are exhibited. Then an optimal algorithm to list all the fixed-point free involutions is presented. Its soundess relie...

Fixed Point Shifts of Inert Involutions

Given a mixing shift of finite type X , we consider which subshifts of finite type Y ⊂ X can be realized as the fixed point shift of an inert involution of X . We establish a condition on the periodic points of X and Y that is necessary for Y to be the fixed point shift of an inert involution of X . We show that this condition is sufficient to realize Y as the fixed point shift of an involution...