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===In the language of simplices===
===In the language of simplices===


Any continuous map from thethe standard <math>n</math>-simplex, to itself, has a fixed point.
Any continuous map from the standard <math>n</math>-simplex, to itself, has a fixed point.

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This article describes a theorem about spheres

Statement

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.