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Computation of the Nielsen fixed point number for 2-valued non-split maps on the Klein bottle

Algebraic Topology 2025-04-30 v1

Abstract

In this paper we study 2-valued non-split maps, focusing on the Klein bottle. We establish a connection between a 2-valued non-split map ϕ:XY\phi:X\multimap Y and a pair of classes of maps ([f],[fδ])[X~,Y]×[X~,Y]([f],[f\circ \delta])\in [\tilde X,Y]\times[\tilde X, Y], where δ\delta is a free involution on X~\tilde X, X=X~/δX=\tilde X/\delta and the class of the lift factor [f][f] does not satisfy the Borsuk-Ulam Property in respect to δ\delta. We also exhibit a method to compute the Nielsen fixed point number of a 2-valued non-split map on a closed connected manifold in terms of the Nielsen coincidence number between a lift factor and a covering space map, generalizing the formula from only orientable manifolds to also non-orientable manifolds. Finally we display a formula for the Nielsen fixed point number of 2-valued non-split maps on the Klein bottle in terms of two braids of the Klein bottle.

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@article{arxiv.2504.20171,
  title  = {Computation of the Nielsen fixed point number for 2-valued non-split maps on the Klein bottle},
  author = {Bartira Maués},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2504.20171},
  year   = {2025}
}

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21 pages, 3 figures