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Lefschetz fixed-point theorem

Lefschetz fixed-point theorem proper noun: a formula that counts the fixed points of a continuous mapping from a compact topological space X to itself by means of traces of the induced mappings on the homology groups of X.

Proper noun

the Lefschetz fixed-point theorem

  1. A formula that counts the fixed points of a continuous mapping from a compact topological space X to itself by means of traces of the induced mappings on the homology groups of X.

Origin of Lefschetz fixed-point theorem

Named after Solomon Lefschetz, who first stated it in 1926.

Questions about Lefschetz fixed-point theorem

What does Lefschetz fixed-point theorem mean?
Lefschetz fixed-point theorem means a formula that counts the fixed points of a continuous mapping from a compact topological space X to itself by means of traces of the induced mappings on the homology groups of X.
What part of speech is Lefschetz fixed-point theorem?
Lefschetz fixed-point theorem is a proper noun.

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