Nielsen coincidence theory for $(n,1)$-valued pairs

Abstract

We generalise Nielsen theory to coincidences of pairs $(f,g)$ where $f:X⊸Y$ is $n$-valued multimap and $g:X\to Y$ is a single-valued map, for $X$ and $Y$ closed oriented triangulable manifolds of equal dimension. We prove a Wecken theorem in this setting, and formulas for the Nielsen, Lefschetz and Reidemeister numbers in terms of the analogous invariants for single-valued maps. If $X$ and $Y$ are orientable infra-nilmanifolds, we derive explicit formulas in terms of the fundamental group morphisms of $f$ and $g$.

47 pages, 3 figures