Timeline for Link between the hairy ball theorem and the fundamental theorem of algebra
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| May 2, 2016 at 22:09 | comment | added | Josh Lackman | @NoahStein Yes of course, that's the standard proof, but it gives no connection of the result with the hairy ball theorem which is what the question is about. | |
| May 2, 2016 at 18:20 | comment | added | Noah Stein | Note that in the real odd degree case the polynomial takes different signs for large positive and negative arguments, so you can get by with a topologically simpler connectedness and continuity argument. | |
| May 2, 2016 at 18:05 | history | answered | Josh Lackman | CC BY-SA 3.0 |