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In this paper, using the integral method observed by Mai Jiehua recently, we show that no dendrite admits a sensitive commutative group action.
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Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 10801103, 10801126 and 10871142) and Natural Sciences Fund for Colleges and Universities in Jiangsu Province (Grant No. 08KJB110010)
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Shi, E.H., Sun, B.Y. & Zhou, L.Z. The nonexistence of sensitive commutative group actions on dendrites. Acta. Math. Sin.-English Ser. 26, 1961–1968 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10114-010-7199-3
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