Lefschetz fixed-point theorem: Difference between revisions
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* Any [[contractible space|contractible]] compact polyhedron has the [[fixed-point property]]. In particular, every disc has the fixed-point property, which is [[Brouwer fixed-point theorem]] | * Any [[contractible space|contractible]] compact polyhedron has the [[fixed-point property]]. In particular, every disc has the fixed-point property, which is [[Brouwer fixed-point theorem]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Rationally acyclic compact polyhedron has fixed-point property]] | ||
* [[Euler characteristic of compact connected nontrivial Lie group is zero]]: [[Euler characteristic]] of any nontrivial compact connected Lie group is [[space with zero Euler characteristic|zero]] | * [[Euler characteristic of compact connected nontrivial Lie group is zero]]: [[Euler characteristic]] of any nontrivial compact connected Lie group is [[space with zero Euler characteristic|zero]] | ||
* [[Self-map of sphere of degree greater than one has a fixed point]]: Any map from a sphere to itself of degree greater than 1 must have a fixed point | * [[Self-map of sphere of degree greater than one has a fixed point]]: Any map from a sphere to itself of degree greater than 1 must have a fixed point | ||
Latest revision as of 17:18, 27 July 2011
Statement
If the Lefschetz number of a map from a compact polyhedron (viz a compact space that is also a polyhedron) to itself is nonzero, then the map has a fixed point.
Corollaries
- Any contractible compact polyhedron has the fixed-point property. In particular, every disc has the fixed-point property, which is Brouwer fixed-point theorem
- Rationally acyclic compact polyhedron has fixed-point property
- Euler characteristic of compact connected nontrivial Lie group is zero: Euler characteristic of any nontrivial compact connected Lie group is zero
- Self-map of sphere of degree greater than one has a fixed point: Any map from a sphere to itself of degree greater than 1 must have a fixed point