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contactomorphism

contactomorphism noun: an isomorphism in the contact category.

Noun

contactomorphism (plural contactomorphisms)

  1. An isomorphism in the contact category.
    • In this expository article I will review some constructions of bi-invariant metrics on the contactomorphism group, and how these metrics are related to some other global rigidity phenomena in contact topology which have been discovered in the last few years, in particular the notion of orderability...2015, Sheila Sandon, “Bi-invariant metrics on contactomorphism groups”, in arXiv

Forms of contactomorphism

pluralcontactomorphisms

Origin of contactomorphism

From contacto- + morphism.

Questions about contactomorphism

What does contactomorphism mean?
Contactomorphism means an isomorphism in the contact category.
What part of speech is contactomorphism?
Contactomorphism is a noun.
What is the plural of contactomorphism?
The plural of contactomorphism is contactomorphisms.

Words near contactomorphism in the dictionary

  1. contactless cards
  2. contactlessly
  3. contactlessness
  4. contactology
  5. contactomorphic
  6. contactomorphism
  7. contactomorphisms
  8. contactor
  9. contactors
  10. contacts
  11. contactual

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