We show that the Sharkovskiĭ ordering of periods of a continuous real function is also valid for every function with connected graph. In particular, it is valid for every DB₁ function and therefore for every derivative. As a tool we apply an Itinerary Lemma for functions with connected graph.
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author = {Piotr Szuca},
title = {Sharkovski\u\i 's theorem holds for some discontinuous functions},
journal = {Fundamenta Mathematicae},
volume = {177},
year = {2003},
pages = {27-41},
zbl = {1070.26004},
language = {en},
url = {http://dml.mathdoc.fr/item/bwmeta1.element.bwnjournal-article-doi-10_4064-fm179-1-3}
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Piotr Szuca. Sharkovskiĭ's theorem holds for some discontinuous functions. Fundamenta Mathematicae, Tome 177 (2003) pp. 27-41. http://gdmltest.u-ga.fr/item/bwmeta1.element.bwnjournal-article-doi-10_4064-fm179-1-3/