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Let $X$ be a continuum (a compact connected metric space). Suppose that there is a collection of simple closed curves $\mathcal C$ which partitions $X$ into pairwise-disjoint, nowhere dense sets. ...

Recall that an open cover $\mathfrak{U} = \{ U_\alpha \}$ of a manifold $M$ is called a good cover if all possible finite intersections $U_{\alpha_1} \cap ... \cap U_{\alpha_n}$ are contractible. ...

Consider the $3$-torus $Y=T^3$, a subset $\Sigma\subset Y$, and $\Sigma^*=Y\setminus\overline\Sigma$. We assume both $\Sigma$ and $\Sigma^*$ to be open, connected, and smoothly bounded. I am ...

Let $T^n$ denote the $n$-dimensional torus. Suppose there is an open subset $U\subset T^n$ not containing any nontrivial loop. Does this imply that the inclusion $U\hookrightarrow T^n$ is ...