Elementary proofs concerning results about functions on the n-sphere (Q808477)

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    Elementary proofs concerning results about functions on the n-sphere
    scientific article; zbMATH DE number 4211064

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      Elementary proofs concerning results about functions on the n-sphere (English)
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      1991
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      A notion of sign map for functions on the n-sphere is introduced. It is proved that two homotopic sign maps have the same sign. From this result, there follow many classical results related to the Brouwer fixed-point theorem.
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      simplicial approximation
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      Brouwer fixed-point theorem
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