Sharkovskii's theorem
English
Alternative forms
- Sharkovsky's theorem, Sharkovskiy's theorem, Sarkovskii's theorem
Etymology
Named after Oleksandr Mikolaiovich Sharkovsky.
Proper noun
- (mathematics) A theorem about discrete dynamical systems. One of its implications is that if a discrete dynamical system on the real line has a periodic point of period 3, then it must have periodic points of every other period.