The double midset conjecture for continua

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A continuum is a non-degenerate connected compact metric space. For a metric space, the double midset property (DMP) means that every pair of distinct points has a midset consisting of exactly two points. Double midset conjecture. A continuum having the DMP must be a simple closed curve. The conjecture remains open, although it is known under several additional hypotheses, including the existence of a subcontinuum with no cut points, continuity of the midset function, or containment in the Euclidean plane.

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Yasunao Hattori, “Special metrics”, arXiv:math/0204130 (2002).

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