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Semiflows on finite topological spaces

General Topology 2025-04-08 v1

Abstract

In this paper, we study flows and semiflows defined on any given finite topological T0T_0-space XX. We show that there exist non-trivial semiflows on XX, unless XX is a minimal finite space. Specifically, non-trivial semiflows exist if and only if XX contains down beat points, and a non-trivial semiflow is essentially a strong deformation retraction. As a consequence of this result, we provide a new and concise proof that the only flow that can be defined on XX is the trivial flow. Finally, we discuss the number of different semiflows that can be defined on XX in terms of down beat points and other special points.

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@article{arxiv.2504.05175,
  title  = {Semiflows on finite topological spaces},
  author = {Pedro J. Chocano},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2504.05175},
  year   = {2025}
}
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