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We give a brief survey of some developments in Nielsen fixed point theory. After a look at early history and a digress to various generalizations, we confine ourselves to several topics on fixed points of self-maps on manifolds and polyhedra. Special attention is paid to connections with geometric group theory and dynamics, as well as some formal approaches.
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Jiang, B.J., Zhao, X.Z. Some developments in Nielsen fixed point theory. Acta. Math. Sin.-English Ser. 34, 91–102 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10114-017-6503-x
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