The sharkovsky theorem: A natural direct proof

Keith H Burns*, Boris Hasselblatt

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Abstract

We give a natural and direct proof of a famous result by Sharkovsky that gives a complete description of possible sets of periods for interval maps. The new ingredient is the use of Štefan sequences.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)229-244
Number of pages16
JournalAmerican Mathematical Monthly
Volume118
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 1 2011

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Mathematics

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