Density of periodic points for Moser generic diffeomorphisms

Let f:S2S2f:S^2\to S^2 be an area-preserving diffeomorphism that is Moser generic. Write Per(f)\operatorname{Per}(f) for the set of periodic points of ff. Density conjecture. The set of periodic points is dense in S2S^2:

Per(f)=S2.\overline{\operatorname{Per}(f)}=S^2.

This is presented as the most fundamental open question concerning Moser generic diffeomorphisms and would describe the global abundance of periodic dynamics in the area-preserving setting. The source gives no resolution of the conjecture.

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John Franks, “Rotation Numbers and Instability Sets”, arXiv:math/0303292 (2003).

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