Mathematics Atlas

How Proof Is Made
Sign In
Text size
100%
Theme

Topology

Named topological surfaces and spaces studied as individual objects. Belongs here: the Klein Bottle, the closed non-orientable surface that cannot be embedded in three-dimensional space without self-intersection; the Möbius Strip, the standard one-sided surface built by giving a strip a half-twist before joining its ends. Does not belong here: the general theory of topology, the branch entity Topology, and geometric fractal constructions whose primary interest is self-similarity or dimension rather than what survives continuous deformation, such as the Sierpinski Triangle, filed under Geometry above because that is the cluster its own live SubLabel already carries.

Facts
Comparison
Era Of Emergence
1895 1
Browse By
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Topology
Wikimedia FoundationHistory section
Quote, History section
In 1895, he published his ground-breaking paper on Analysis Situs, which introduced the concepts now known as homotopy and homology, which are now considered part of algebraic topology.
View the Source
Comments (0)
No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.
Reader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.