Brouwer fixed-point theorem

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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 Dn denotes the spherical disc in Failed to parse (syntax error): {\displaystyle \R&n} , any continuous map f:Dn→Dn must have a point x such that f(x)=x.

In the language of simplices

Any continuous map from thethe standard n-simplex, to itself, has a fixed point.