Brouwer fixed-point theorem: Difference between revisions
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This article describes a theorem about spheres
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In the language of spheres
Any continuous map from a disc to itself must have a fixed point. In other words, if denotes the spherical disc in Failed to parse (syntax error): {\displaystyle \R&n} , any continuous map must have a point such that .
In the language of simplices
Any continuous map from the standard -simplex, to itself, has a fixed point.