Let $X:\,{{\mathbb{R}}^{2}}\to \,{{\mathbb{R}}^{2}}$ be a ${{C}^{1}}$ map. Denote by $\text{Spec}(X)$ the set of (complex) eigenvalues of $\text{D}{{\text{X}}_{p}}$ when $p$ varies in ${{\mathbb{R}}^{2}}$. If there exists $\in \,>\,0$ such that $\text{Spec(}X)\,\bigcap \,(-\in ,\,\in )\,=\,\varnothing $, then $X$ is injective. Some applications of this result to the real Keller Jacobian conjecture are discussed.

For a two parameter family of C3 diffeomorphisms having a homoclinic orbit of tangency derived from a horseshoe, the relationship between the measure of the parameter values at which the diffeomorphism (restricted to a certain compact invariant set containing the horseshoe) is not expansive and the Hausdorff dimension of the horseshoe associated to the homoclinic orbit of tangency is investigated. This is a simple application of the Newhouse-Palis-Takens-Yoccoz theory.

It is proved that for every diffeomorphism f on a surface satisfying Axiom A, f is in the C2-interior of the set of all diffeoomorphisms having the shadowing property if and only if f satisfies the strong transversality condition.