Université Paris 13, Institut Galilée, Dépt de Mathématiques, Avenue J.B. Clément 93430 Villetaneuse, France
Abstract:
The first theorem in this paper gives a criterion for detecting a fixed point of a planar homeomorphism into a disc. We then use this result to re-prove the path-connectedness of the space of all planar homeomorphisms fixing only one point, with a given Lefschetz index.