Sharkovskii's theorem

English Alternative forms en Sharkovsky's theorem Sharkovskiy's theorem Sarkovskii's theorem Etymology Named after Oleksandr Mikolaiovich Sharkovsky. Proper noun en math 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. en eponyms