For a self-map of a compactum we give a necessary and sufficient condition for the chain recurrent set to be precisely the set of periodic points.
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title = {The chain recurrent set for maps of compacta},
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year = {2007},
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Katsuya Yokoi. The chain recurrent set for maps of compacta. Annales Polonici Mathematici, Tome 92 (2007) pp. 123-131. http://gdmltest.u-ga.fr/item/bwmeta1.element.bwnjournal-article-doi-10_4064-ap92-2-2/