The fixed-point conjecture for first-step primitive elements in PL homeomorphism groups

Let II be the interval under consideration, and let Γ\Gamma be a finitely generated C0C_0-dense subgroup of PL+(I)\operatorname{PL}_+(I). A first-step primitive element with respect to a generating set SS is a primitive element occurring after at most one Schreier transformation from SS.

Fixed-point conjecture. There exists a generating set SS of Γ\Gamma such that every first-step primitive element with respect to SS fixes a point in II, while there exists gΓg\in\Gamma such that

Fix(g)=.\operatorname{Fix}(g)=\emptyset.

This conjecture extends the construction described for a particular pair of piecewise-linear homeomorphisms to every finitely generated C0C_0-dense subgroup of PL+(I)\operatorname{PL}_+(I). The source does not state whether it has been resolved.

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Primary source

Pratyush Mishra, “Dynamics of primitive elements under group actions”, arXiv:2403.16769 (2024).

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