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Generalization of the Bolzano theorem for simplices (English)
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21 March 2016
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In the paper under review, the very important and pioneering Bolzano theorem (also called intermediate value theorem), which states that ``if \(f:[a,b] \subset \mathbb{R} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}\) is a continuous function satisfying \(f(a)f(b) < 0\), then there exists at least one \(x \in (a,b)\) such that \(f(x) = 0\)'', is generalized to the case of simplices. The proof is essentially based on the Knaster-Kuratowski-Mazurkiewicz lemma, often called the KKM covering theorem or KKM covering principle, which states that a family of \((n + 1)\) closed subsets covering an \(n\)-dimensional simplex and satisfying the Knaster-Kuratowski-Mazurkiewicz boundary conditions has a non-empty intersection.
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existence theorems
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roots
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fixed points
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nonlinear equations
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Bolzano theorem
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Bolzano-Poincaré-Miranda theorem
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Brouwer fixed point theorem
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Sperner lemma
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Knaster-Kuratowski-Mazurkiewicz covering lemma
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KKM covering
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Shapley's KKMS theorem
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