From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.science.mathematics.categories/2109 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: S Vickers Newsgroups: gmane.science.mathematics.categories Subject: Re: Generalization of Browder's F.P. Theorem? Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2003 12:39:42 +0000 Message-ID: <3.0.5.32.20030118123942.008242a0@mailhost.cs.bham.ac.uk> References: <18b.14dc2e08.2b59872b@aol.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1241018417 2529 80.91.229.2 (29 Apr 2009 15:20:17 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:20:17 +0000 (UTC) To: categories@mta.ca Original-X-From: rrosebru@mta.ca Sat Jan 18 09:23:01 2003 -0400 Return-path: Envelope-to: categories-list@mta.ca Delivery-date: Sat, 18 Jan 2003 09:23:01 -0400 Original-Received: from Majordom by mailserv.mta.ca with local (Exim 4.10) id 18Zsoz-0002uv-00 for categories-list@mta.ca; Sat, 18 Jan 2003 09:15:37 -0400 X-Sender: sjv@mailhost.cs.bham.ac.uk X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.5 (32) In-Reply-To: <18b.14dc2e08.2b59872b@aol.com> Original-Sender: cat-dist@mta.ca Precedence: bulk X-Keywords: X-UID: 34 Original-Lines: 20 Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.science.mathematics.categories:2109 Archived-At: At 11:19 17/01/03 EST, you wrote: >There seems to be some confusion about the theorem Peter McBurney asked about. > >The reference he cited was by Felix E. BROWDER (1960) who proved a number of >fixed point results of considerable interest to functional analysts. > >The theorem the list seems to be discussing is due to BROUWER (Math. Ann. >69(1910) and 71(1912). > >Carl Futia No, there is no confusion. Browder's theorem appears to provide insight into the constructive content of Brouwer's theorem. Both are being discussed. Steve Vickers.