Brouwer fixed-point theorem

cosmos 31st October 2017 at 10:32pm

Theorem.

Every Continuous function f:B2B2f: B^2 \to B^2 has a Fixed point

General theorem is for BnB^n (the closed unit n-Ball)

Proof Uses the fact that there is no Retraction from B2B^2 to S1S^1

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