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Borsuk-Ulam Theorem

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Any continuous function from an n-dimensional sphere to n-dimensional Euclidean space must map some pair of antipodal points to the same point. Named for Karol Borsuk and Stanislaw Ulam, it has striking consequences, including that at any moment there exist two antipodal points on Earth with equal temperature and equal barometric pressure.

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Every continuous function from an n-sphere into n-dimensional Euclidean space maps some pair of antipodal points to the same point. 1
Proof Year
1933 1
Lyusternik and Shnirelman had already stated the result in 1930; the first full proof, by Karol Borsuk, dates to 1933.
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Existence Theorem 1
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Source Borsuk-Ulam Theorem (Wikipedia)
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1. Borsuk-Ulam Theorem (Wikipedia)
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  • History section
    The first proof was given by Karol Borsuk (1933), where the formulation of the problem was attributed to Stanisław Ulam.
  • In Group: Algebraic Topology, Lead
    In topology, the Borsuk-Ulam theorem states that every continuous map from the sphere to the plane maps some pair of antipodal points to the same point.
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Borsuk-Ulam Theorem (Wikipedia)
Proved By: Karol Borsuk, Lead
Quote, Proved By: Karol Borsuk, Lead
The first proof was given by Karol Borsuk (1933), where the formulation of the problem was attributed to Stanisław Ulam.
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