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A metric space is a pair $(X,d)$, where $X$ is a set and $d:X \times X \to \mathbb{R}$ satisfies the following conditions for all $x,y,z \in X$. (Symmetry) $d(x,y)=d(y,x)$. (Identity of Indiscernibles) $d(x,y)=0$ if and only if $x=y$. (Triangle Inequality) $d(x,y)+d(y,z) \geq d(x,z)$.

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Euclidean tangent cone implies Riemannian manifold

To provide some context the subsets of a Euclidean space that can be approximated by affine planes on every scale are known as Reifenberg-flat sets after E. R. Reifenberg who proved in the 1960s that …
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Does a compact contractible metric space have a point that is fixed by all isometries?

There are finite groups that act smoothly on a disk without a global fixed point. You can arrange the metric to be isometric, e.g. via the Mostow-Palais embedding theorem, which equivariantly and smoo …
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