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Comparing Periodic Point Invariants for Parameterized Families of Maps

Algebraic Topology 2025-08-27 v1 Dynamical Systems

Abstract

We compare different periodic point invariants for families of maps parameterized over a compact manifold. Malkiewich and Ponto showed that, in the case of a single map, the Fuller trace is equivalent to the collection of Reidmeister traces of iterates. In this paper, we show that, in contrast to the case of a single map, the fiberwise Fuller trace is a strictly more sensitive invariant than the collection of fiberwise Reidemeister traces of iterates. This resolves a conjecture of Malkiewich and Ponto.

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@article{arxiv.2508.18339,
  title  = {Comparing Periodic Point Invariants for Parameterized Families of Maps},
  author = {Lucas Williams},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2508.18339},
  year   = {2025}
}

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20 pages, 8 figures, comments welcome!