Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 June 2015
Let   $\{h_{n}\}_{n\in \mathbb{N}}$  be a sequence of self maps on a metric space
 $\{h_{n}\}_{n\in \mathbb{N}}$  be a sequence of self maps on a metric space   $X$ . We say that
 $X$ . We say that   $Q\subset X$  is a mixing set on
 $Q\subset X$  is a mixing set on   $\{h_{n}\}_{n\in \mathbb{N}}$  if for every
 $\{h_{n}\}_{n\in \mathbb{N}}$  if for every   $V\subset Q$  such that
 $V\subset Q$  such that   $\text{int}_{Q}(V)\not =\emptyset$  and every
 $\text{int}_{Q}(V)\not =\emptyset$  and every   $\unicode[STIX]{x1D716}>0$  there exists
 $\unicode[STIX]{x1D716}>0$  there exists   $N=N(V,\unicode[STIX]{x1D716})$  such that
 $N=N(V,\unicode[STIX]{x1D716})$  such that   $\text{d}_{H}(Q,h_{n}(V))<\unicode[STIX]{x1D716}$  for all
 $\text{d}_{H}(Q,h_{n}(V))<\unicode[STIX]{x1D716}$  for all   $n\geq N$ , where
 $n\geq N$ , where   $\text{d}_{H}$  is the Hausdorff metric. It is shown that if
 $\text{d}_{H}$  is the Hausdorff metric. It is shown that if   $Q$  is a non-degenerate mixing set for a sequence of homeomorphisms on a continuum, then the continuum must be non-Suslinean. This is generalized to the notion of a
 $Q$  is a non-degenerate mixing set for a sequence of homeomorphisms on a continuum, then the continuum must be non-Suslinean. This is generalized to the notion of a   $\unicode[STIX]{x1D719}$ -mixing set. As a corollary, it is shown that a continuum must be non-Suslinean in order to admit a positive entropy homeomorphism.
 $\unicode[STIX]{x1D719}$ -mixing set. As a corollary, it is shown that a continuum must be non-Suslinean in order to admit a positive entropy homeomorphism.