2.II.14B

Dynamical Systems
Part II, 2005

Prove that if a continuous map FF of an interval into itself has a periodic orbit of period three then it also has periodic orbits of least period nn for all positive integers nn.

Explain briefly why there must be at least two periodic orbits of least period 5.5 .

[You may assume without proof:

(i) If UU and VV are non-empty closed bounded intervals such that VF(U)V \subseteq F(U) then there is a closed bounded interval KUK \subseteq U such that F(K)=VF(K)=V.

(ii) The Intermediate Value Theorem.]