Equiconnected space

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Definition

A topological space $X$ is said to be equiconnected if there is a continuous map $k:X\times I\times X\to X$ such that $k(x,t,x)=x$ for all $x$ and $k(x,0,y)=x,k(x,1,y)=y$ for all $x$ and $y$. Here, $I$ is the unit interval $[0,1]$.

Roughly, speaking, at any given time $t$, we get a map $X\times X$ to $X$. At time $0$, it is projection on the first coordinate, and at time 1, it is projection on the second coordinate. For elements on the diagonal, it always remains the value at the diagonal.

Relation with other properties

Weaker properties

Property	Meaning	Proof of implication	Proof of strictness (reverse implication failure)	Intermediate notions
contractible space	has a contracting homotopy	equiconnected implies contractible	contractible not implies equiconnected	|FULL LIST, MORE INFO

References

• MathOverflow question: Spaces that are contractible mod diagonal: This describes the property and asks for its name