A Krasnosel’skii Theorem for Permissible Paths Whose Edges Are Parallel to Three Given Vectors in the Plane

Marilyn Breen1
1Department of Mathematics University of Oklahoma Norman, OK 73019-0315 U.S.A,

Abstract

Let \(\mathcal{S}\) be the set of vectors \(\{{e^{i\theta}}:\theta=0, \frac{n}{3}, \frac{2n}{3}\}\), and let \(\mathcal{S}\) be a nonempty simply connected union of finitely many convex polygons whose edges are parallel to vectors in \(\mathcal{S}\). If every three points of \(\mathcal{S}\) see a common point via paths which are permissible (relative to \(\mathcal{S}\)), then \(\mathcal{S}\) is star-shaped via permissible paths. The number three is best possible.