Questions tagged [homeomorphism]
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What happens to a closed manifold to ensure it is homeomorphic to a torus $T^{n}$?
If $M$ is a smooth connected closed $n$-dimensional manifold, its universal covering space is homeomorphic to Euclidean space $R^{n}$, and its fundamental group is $Z^{n}$, then is it homeomorphic ...
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Elementary proof that $\mathbb{R}^3 \setminus \{p_1,\dots,p_n\}$ is not homeomorphic to $\mathbb{R}^3$
I was wondering if there were a proof of the fact that $$\mathbb{R}^3 \setminus \{p_1,\dots,p_n\} \: \text{is not homeomorphic to} \: \mathbb{R}^3$$
for every $n \geq 1$
that does not use cohomology ...
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Extending homeomorphisms from closed countable sets to S^2
Let $A, B \subset S^2$ be closed, countable sets and $\phi \colon A \rightarrow B$ be a homeomorphism. Can we extend $\phi$ to a homeomorphism from $S^2$ to itself?
It is well-known that the answer ...
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Homeomorphisms vs Borel automorphisms
Let $\mathrm{Homeo}(M)$ and $\mathrm{Borel}(M)$ be the groups of homeomorphic and Borel automorphisms of a space $M$, respectively.
Question: Are $\mathrm{Homeo}(M)$ and $\mathrm{Borel}(M)$ ...
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Why are homeomorphism groups important?
For a compact metric space $X$ let $\mathcal H(X)$ denote the set of homeomorphisms in the compact-open topology (also generated by sup metric). It is known that $\mathcal H(X)$ is a Polish ...
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Is an open subset of a rigid space rigid?
Let $X$ be a locally compact Hausdorff space. Call $X$ rigid if its only autohomeomorphism is the identity, $\operatorname{Homeo}(X)=\{1\}$.
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Let $X$ be rigid. Is it true that every open ...
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homeomorphisms induced by composant rotations in the solenoid
Let $S$ be the dyadic solenoid.
Let $x\in S$, and let $X$ be the union of all arcs (homeomorphic copies of $[0,1]$) in $S$ containing $x$.
$X$ is called a composant of $S$.
It is well-known ...
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Are there invariants of cell complexes similar to the Euler characteristic?
The Euler characteristic is an invariant (under homeomorphism) of manifolds that can be computed from a cellulation by (weighted) counting of different kinds of objects, namely
\begin{equation}
\chi=\...
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Are any embeddings $[0,1]\to\mathbb{R}^3$ topologically equivalent?
Suppose we are given embeddings $f_1,f_2:[0,1]\to\mathbb R^3$.
Does there exist a homeomorphism $g:\mathbb R^3\to\mathbb R^3$ such that $g\circ f_1=f_2$?
This question seems to be classical eighty ...
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Induced homeomorphism from a quasi-isometry between hyperbolic spaces
Theorem. Let $\phi:X\rightarrow Y$ be a quasi-isometry between two (Gromov) hyperbolic spaces $X$ and $Y$. If $X$ and $Y$ are proper, then ϕ induces a homeomorphism between their boundaries.
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Exotic homeomorphisms of a cube
If $\varphi:\mathbb{R}\to\mathbb{R}$ is continuous, non-constant, non-decreasing, and differentiable a.e. with $\varphi'=0$ a.e., then the mapping
$$
\Phi(x,y)=(x+\varphi(x),y+\varphi(y))
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Proof of the stable homeomorphism conjecture
I would like to get a demonstration of the stable homeomorphism conjecture (SHC$_n$), stating that any orientation-preserving homeomorphism $\mathbb{R}^n \rightarrow \mathbb{R}^n$ is stable in ...
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generators for the handlebody group of genus two
Is the handlebody group of genus two surface generated by Dehn twists along properly embedded disks and annuli?
Are there alternative ways to describe a set of generators that are conceptually simple ...
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Do mixing homeomorphisms on continua have positive entropy?
I am trying to understand relations between various measures of topological complexity. I have read that expansive homeomorphisms on continua, for example, have positive entropy. But I do not know ...
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Transitive homeomorphisms of Erdős spaces
A surjective homeomorphism $h:X\to X$ is minimal if $$\overline{\{h^n(x):n\in \mathbb N\}}=X$$ for every $x\in X$. In other words, the orbit of each point is dense.
Does either of the Erdös spaces $\...
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Decidability of whether two polynomial bijections generate a free group
I am wondering about the decidability of the following question:
Given two polynomial bijections $f, g$ from the real numbers to the real numbers (with say rational coefficient just to simplify what &...
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Similarities between isomorphism classes of homeomorphic directed graphs
To clarify, I'm speaking of homeomorphisms in a graph theoretic context, defined by subdivisions of arcs in a directed graph. A subdivision of an arc $(x,z)$ in a directed graph is obtained by ...
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Approximative extension of the autohomeomorphism of the complement of the trivial knot?
Let $S^1\subset \mathbb{R}^3$ be the unit circle and suppose $h\colon \mathbb{R}^3\setminus S^1\to \mathbb{R}^3\setminus S^1$ is a homeomorphism. Clearly it might be that $h$ cannot be extended to $S^...
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Stable homeomorphism theorem for bi-Lipschitz mappings
The stable homeomorphism theorem says that:
Every orientation preserving and surjective homeomorphism $f:\mathbb{R}^n\to\mathbb{R}^n$ can be written as $f=f_1\circ\ldots\circ f_k$, where $f_i:\mathbb{...
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Stable homeomorphism theorem and the annulus theorem
Brown and Gluck [BG] proved in 1964 that the stable homeomorphism conjecture implies the annulus conjecture.
Is the proof of this implication difficult?
Is there any other place with the proof of ...
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Is it known whether a homeomorphism close to the identity of a compact manifold with nonzero Euler characteristic necessarily has a fixed point?
I recently saw in Kirby's list of open problems that it isn't known if two commuting homeomorphisms of a compact manifold close to the identity necessarily share a common fixed point, when the ...
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When is a composition of homeomorphisms topologically transitive provided one of the two is?
Suppose that $S$ is a (connected) regular surface, possibly with boundary, for instance an annulus. Suppose that both $f$ and $g$ are homeomorphisms whose restriction to $\partial S$ is the identity. ...
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Extension of homeomorphisms
Let $f,g:\mathbb{R}^n\rightarrow \mathbb{R}^m$ be smooth injective and let $n\leq m$. Let $k \in \mathbb{N}$, and let $\iota_m^{m+k}:\mathbb{R}^m\rightarrow \mathbb{R}^{m+k}$ be the canonical ...
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Extending homeomorphisms between compact metric subsets
Let $X$ be a compact metric, second countable space with finite covering dimension. Let $A,B$ be two closed subsets of $X$. Assume that $h:A\to B$ is a homeomorphism.
Is it possible to extend $h$ to a ...
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Why can any open subset $U$ of $\mathbb{Q}^\infty$ be written as disjoint union of basic clopen subsets?
I am reading Engelen´s paper and have trouble with this proof of Lemma 2.1 (a) (link is below).
It is easily seen that any non-empty open subspace $U$ of $\mathbb{Q}^\infty$ can be
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Is every homeomorphism approximately a product of homeomorphisms?
Let $\phi$ be a homeomorphism on $\mathbb{R}^{n+m}$, $\epsilon>0$, and $K\subseteq \mathbb{R}^n$ be a non-empty compact. Does there necessarily exist homeomorphisms $\phi_1,\phi_2$ on $\mathbb{R}^...
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Existence of a Hölder homeomorphism satisfying prescribed norm constraints
Let $\Omega$ be a convex body$^{\boldsymbol{1}}$ in $\mathbb{R}^n$ where $n$ is a positive integer. Fix a positive integer $k$ and some $0<\alpha\leq 1$. Let $k_1> k_2>0$. Does there ...
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When a support of an isotopy is disjoint from a subset
Let $M$ be a compact connected manifold, $X\subset M$ a closed subset, and $f:M \times [0;1] \to M$ an isotopy such that each $f_t:M \to M$ is fixed on some open neighborhood $N_t$ of $X$, but there ...
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Disjoint union of clopen sets such that the fibers has constant cardinality [closed]
Let $Z$ a compact set and $X$ a locally compact set. Let $p:Z\to X$ a local homeomorphism. Show that there exists $n≥1$ and $U_1,…,U_n$ open and closed sets of $X$ such that :
$X=\sqcup_{i=1}^{n}U_i$
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Galois connection for homeomorphisms
let $M = \mathbb{R^2}$ and $X = \{0\}$ and $G = Aut_X(M)$ the group of homeorphisms fixing $X$ (pointwise). Then we have, in analogy to classical Galois theory for field extensions, a Galois ...
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Banach tori: classification up to Fréchet homeomorphisms
Consider the set $T$ in $l_p$ defined as closure of
\begin{equation}
T = \{ (x_1,\dotsc,x_n,\dotsc): x_j = \frac{1}{2^{(j/p)}} e^{it_j}, t_j \in \mathbb{R}/\mathbb{Z} \}.
\end{equation}
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What is t-equivalence in function spaces?
In $C_p$-Theory monographs, it is said that two topological spaces $X$ and $Y$ are said to be $t$-equivalent means that $C_p(X)$ is homeomorphic to $C_p(Y)$. Then they also define $u$-equivalences (...
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Existence of global section, étale map and totally disconnected space
I am trying to show the following result :
Let $Y$ be a totally disconnected space and compact space, $X$ a locally compact space and $p:Y\to X$ a surjective local homeomorphism. Then, there exist ...
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Constructing homeomorphisms from continuous functions and matrix exponentials
Fix a $d\times d$ matrix $A$, let $f:\mathbb{R}^d\rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ be a continuous function, and define the induced map $F_{f,A}:\mathbb{R}^d\rightarrow \mathbb{R}^d$ by
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x \mapsto \exp(f(x)A)...
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Continuous surjection from $X(D_n)$ onto $\operatorname{Homeo}_0(D_n)$
Let $n>1$ and let $\mathfrak{X}(D_n)$ denote the set of continuous vector fields on the closed disc $D_n\subseteq \mathbb{R}^n$. Let $\operatorname{Homeo}_0(D_n)$ be the set of homeomorphism of ...
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Homeomorphism type of pair of faces in a regular CW complex
Let $X$ be a regular CW complex, $\sigma$ an $n$-dimensional cell of $X$ and $\tau$ an $(n-1)$-dimensional face of $\sigma$.
Is it true that the pair $(\bar\sigma, \bar\tau)$ is homeomorphic to the ...
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Contractable and Simply Connected Doubling Spaces Homeomorphic to Euclidean Space
Is there a characterization of all simply connected, contractable doubling metric spaces which are homeomorphic to a simply connected subset of Euclidean space?
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