I am reading Brouwer’s fixed point thereom. Does the uniqueness holds in Brouwers theorem i.e.
Is it true that every non identity continuous map $f: D \to D$ has unique fixed point?
D- closed unit disc
Any hints or ideas?
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I am reading Brouwer’s fixed point thereom. Does the uniqueness holds in Brouwers theorem i.e.
Is it true that every non identity continuous map $f: D \to D$ has unique fixed point?
D- closed unit disc
Any hints or ideas?
Best Answer
No. Take the function $f:\mathbb{R}^2\to\mathbb{R}^2$ given by $f(x,y)=(x,-y)$. It maps the disk onto itself, is not the identity, and has a continuum of fixed points of the form $(x,0)$.