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# A minimal approach to the theory of global attractors

• For a semigroup $S(t):X\to X$ acting on a metric space $(X,d)$, we give a notion of global attractor based only on the minimality with respect to the attraction property. Such an attractor is shown to be invariant whenever $S(t)$ is asymptotically closed. As a byproduct, we generalize earlier results on the existence of global attractors in the classical sense.
Mathematics Subject Classification: Primary: 34D45; Secondary: 47H20.

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