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Sam Nead
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The quotient topology, by a linear flow of irrational slope, is the trivial topology on an uncountable set of the same cardinality as the reals.

When the slope is rational the quotient is much nicer; it is homeomorphic to $S^1$.

As a hint for the latter exercise: start with the case that the flow is horizontal and carefully produce a section (homeomorphic to the quotient).

Sam Nead
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