The dynamics of the Sierpiński curve
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Abstract:
The Sierpiński curve $X$ admits a homeomorphism with a dense orbit. However, $X$ is not minimal and does not admit an expansive homeomorphism.References
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- © Copyright 1994 American Mathematical Society
- Journal: Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 120 (1994), 965-968
- MSC: Primary 54H20; Secondary 34C35, 58F08
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9939-1994-1217452-7
- MathSciNet review: 1217452