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  • Lefschetz fixed-point theorem
  • Mapping theorem in topology

    In mathematics, the Lefschetz fixed-point theorem is a formula that counts the fixed points of a continuous mapping from a compact topological space X

    Lefschetz fixed-point theorem

    Lefschetz_fixed-point_theorem

  • Brouwer fixed-point theorem
  • Theorem in topology

    Brouwer's fixed-point theorem is a fixed-point theorem in topology, named after L. E. J. Brouwer. It states that for any continuous function f {\displaystyle

    Brouwer fixed-point theorem

    Brouwer_fixed-point_theorem

  • Fixed-point theorem
  • Condition for a mathematical function to map some value to itself

    space Kakutani fixed-point theorem Kleene fixed-point theorem Knaster–Tarski theorem Lefschetz fixed-point theorem Nielsen fixed-point theorem Poincaré–Birkhoff

    Fixed-point theorem

    Fixed-point_theorem

  • Holomorphic Lefschetz fixed-point formula
  • Theorem about complex manifolds

    Holomorphic Lefschetz formula is an analogue for complex manifolds of the Lefschetz fixed-point formula that relates a sum over the fixed points of a

    Holomorphic Lefschetz fixed-point formula

    Holomorphic_Lefschetz_fixed-point_formula

  • Atiyah–Bott fixed-point theorem
  • Fixed-point theorem for smooth manifolds

    Atiyah–Bott fixed-point theorem, proven by Michael Atiyah and Raoul Bott in the 1960s, is a general form of the Lefschetz fixed-point theorem for smooth

    Atiyah–Bott fixed-point theorem

    Atiyah–Bott_fixed-point_theorem

  • Solomon Lefschetz
  • Russian-born American mathematician (1884–1972)

    in 1925 and the American Philosophical Society in 1929. The Lefschetz fixed-point theorem, now a basic result of topology, was developed by him in papers

    Solomon Lefschetz

    Solomon_Lefschetz

  • Fixed point (mathematics)
  • Element mapped to itself by a mathematical function

    have a fixed point, but it doesn't describe how to find the fixed point. The Lefschetz fixed-point theorem (and the Nielsen fixed-point theorem) from algebraic

    Fixed point (mathematics)

    Fixed point (mathematics)

    Fixed_point_(mathematics)

  • Lefschetz duality
  • Topological duality

    introduced by Solomon Lefschetz (1926), at the same time introducing relative homology, for application to the Lefschetz fixed-point theorem. There are now numerous

    Lefschetz duality

    Lefschetz_duality

  • Hairy ball theorem
  • Theorem in differential topology

    algebraic topology, using the Lefschetz fixed-point theorem. Since the Betti numbers of a 2-sphere are 1, 0, 1, 0, 0, ... the Lefschetz number (total trace on

    Hairy ball theorem

    Hairy ball theorem

    Hairy_ball_theorem

  • Barycentric subdivision
  • Method for dividing a simplicial complex

    instance in Lefschetz's fixed-point theorem. The Lefschetz number is a useful tool to find out whether a continuous function admits fixed-points. This

    Barycentric subdivision

    Barycentric subdivision

    Barycentric_subdivision

  • Fixed-point index
  • Concept in Nielsen theory

    zero when f has no fixed points, the Lefschetz–Hopf theorem trivially implies the Lefschetz fixed-point theorem. A. Katok and B. Hasselblatt(1995), Introduction

    Fixed-point index

    Fixed-point_index

  • Atiyah–Singer index theorem
  • Mathematical result in differential geometry

    generalizations of the Lefschetz fixed-point theorem, with terms coming from fixed-point submanifolds of the group G. See also: equivariant index theorem. Atiyah (1976)

    Atiyah–Singer index theorem

    Atiyah–Singer_index_theorem

  • Nonlinear functional analysis
  • infinite-dimensional spaces, topological degree theory, Jordan separation theorem, Lefschetz fixed-point theorem) Morse theory and Lusternik–Schnirelmann category theory

    Nonlinear functional analysis

    Nonlinear functional analysis

    Nonlinear_functional_analysis

  • Triangulation (topology)
  • Representation of mathematical space

    instance in Lefschetz's fixed-point theorem. The Lefschetz number is a useful tool to find out whether a continuous function admits fixed-points. This

    Triangulation (topology)

    Triangulation (topology)

    Triangulation_(topology)

  • List of theorems
  • theorem (algebraic topology) Lefschetz fixed-point theorem (fixed points, algebraic topology) Lefschetz–Hopf theorem (topology) Leray–Hirsch theorem (algebraic

    List of theorems

    List_of_theorems

  • Trace formula
  • Topics referred to by the same term

    Grothendieck trace formula, an analogue in algebraic geometry of the Lefschetz fixed-point theorem in algebraic topology, used to express the Hasse–Weil zeta function

    Trace formula

    Trace_formula

  • Equivariant algebraic K-theory
  • specific case of the K-theory of a stack.) A version of the Lefschetz fixed-point theorem holds in the setting of equivariant (algebraic) K-theory. Let

    Equivariant algebraic K-theory

    Equivariant_algebraic_K-theory

  • Lefschetz zeta function
  • In mathematics, the Lefschetz zeta-function is a tool used in topological periodic and fixed point theory, and dynamical systems. Given a continuous map

    Lefschetz zeta function

    Lefschetz_zeta_function

  • Nielsen theory
  • Mathematical branch

    known as the Nielsen fixed-point theorem: Any map f has at least N(f) fixed points. Because of its definition in terms of the fixed-point index, the Nielsen

    Nielsen theory

    Nielsen_theory

  • Lefschetz theorem on (1,1)-classes
  • algebraic geometry, a branch of mathematics, the Lefschetz theorem on (1,1)-classes, named after Solomon Lefschetz, is a classical statement relating holomorphic

    Lefschetz theorem on (1,1)-classes

    Lefschetz_theorem_on_(1,1)-classes

  • Grothendieck trace formula
  • Expresses the number of points of a variety over a finite field

    Grothendieck trace formula is an analogue in algebraic geometry of the Lefschetz fixed-point theorem in algebraic topology. One application of the Grothendieck trace

    Grothendieck trace formula

    Grothendieck_trace_formula

  • Michael Atiyah
  • British-Lebanese mathematician (1929–2019)

    his work in developing K-theory, a generalized Lefschetz fixed-point theorem and the Atiyah–Singer theorem, for which he also won the Abel Prize jointly

    Michael Atiyah

    Michael Atiyah

    Michael_Atiyah

  • Raoul Bott
  • Hungarian-American mathematician (1923-2005)

    fixed-point theorem', a combination of the Riemann–Roch theorem and Lefschetz fixed-point theorem (it is named after Woods Hole, Massachusetts, the site

    Raoul Bott

    Raoul Bott

    Raoul_Bott

  • Algebraic topology
  • Branch of mathematics

    theorem Freudenthal suspension theorem Hurewicz theorem Künneth theorem Lefschetz fixed-point theorem Leray–Hirsch theorem Poincaré duality theorem Seifert–van

    Algebraic topology

    Algebraic topology

    Algebraic_topology

  • Diagonal
  • In geometry a line segment joining two nonconsecutive vertices of a polygon or polyhedron

    function with the diagonal may be computed using homology via the Lefschetz fixed-point theorem; the self-intersection of the diagonal is the special case of

    Diagonal

    Diagonal

    Diagonal

  • Möbius transformation
  • Rational function of the form (az + b)/(cz + d)

    characteristic of the circle (real projective line) is 0, and thus the Lefschetz fixed-point theorem says only that it must fix at least 0 points, but possibly more

    Möbius transformation

    Möbius_transformation

  • Simplicial approximation theorem
  • Continuous mappings can be approximated by ones that are piecewise simple

    simplicial approximation theorem is used.) Here is another more substantial but typical application. (Lefschetz fixed point theorem) For a compact manifold

    Simplicial approximation theorem

    Simplicial_approximation_theorem

  • Weil conjectures
  • On generating functions from counting points on algebraic varieties over finite fields

    fit into well-known patterns relating to Betti numbers, the Lefschetz fixed-point theorem and so on. The analogy with topology suggested that a new homological

    Weil conjectures

    Weil_conjectures

  • Hurwitz's automorphisms theorem
  • Theorem in algebraic geometry

    {\displaystyle \operatorname {fix} (\varphi )} is finite, then by the Lefschetz fixed-point theorem, | fix ⁡ ( φ ) | = 1 − 2 tr ⁡ ( h ( φ ) ) + 1 = 2 − 2 tr ⁡ (

    Hurwitz's automorphisms theorem

    Hurwitz's_automorphisms_theorem

  • Glossary of arithmetic and diophantine geometry
  • and have Frobenius mappings acting in such a way that the Lefschetz fixed-point theorem could be applied to the counting in local zeta-functions. For

    Glossary of arithmetic and diophantine geometry

    Glossary_of_arithmetic_and_diophantine_geometry

  • Poincaré–Hopf theorem
  • Counts 0s of a vector field on a differentiable manifold using its Euler characteristic

    mappings with finitely many fixed points is the Lefschetz-Hopf theorem. Since every vector field induces a flow on manifolds and fixed points of small flows

    Poincaré–Hopf theorem

    Poincaré–Hopf theorem

    Poincaré–Hopf_theorem

  • Categorical trace
  • Generalization of matrix trace

    algebro-geometric version of the Atiyah–Bott fixed point formula, an extension of the Lefschetz fixed point formula. Ponto & Shulman (2014, Def. 2.2) Dold

    Categorical trace

    Categorical_trace

  • Compactness theorem
  • Theorem in mathematical logic

    compactness theorem states that a set of first-order sentences has a model if and only if every finite subset of it has a model. This theorem is an important

    Compactness theorem

    Compactness_theorem

  • Telescoping series
  • Series whose partial sums eventually only have a fixed number of terms after cancellation

    occurs in the derivation of a probability density function; Lefschetz fixed-point theorem, where a telescoping sum arises in algebraic topology; Homology

    Telescoping series

    Telescoping_series

  • Coincidence point
  • Generalization of a fixed point

    the Lefschetz coincidence theorem, which is typically known only in its special case formulation for fixed points. Coincidence points, like fixed points

    Coincidence point

    Coincidence_point

  • Étale cohomology
  • Sheaf cohomology on the étale site

    and to prove general results such as Poincaré duality and the Lefschetz fixed-point theorem in this context. Grothendieck originally developed étale cohomology

    Étale cohomology

    Étale_cohomology

  • List of algebraic topology topics
  • Algebraic topology uses abstract algebra to study topological spaces

    Applications Jordan curve theorem Brouwer fixed point theorem Invariance of domain Lefschetz fixed-point theorem Hairy ball theorem Degree of a continuous

    List of algebraic topology topics

    List_of_algebraic_topology_topics

  • Bott residue formula
  • Theorem about complex manifolds

    matrix of the holomorphic tangent bundle Atiyah–Bott fixed-point theorem Holomorphic Lefschetz fixed-point formula Bott, Raoul (1967), "Vector fields and characteristic

    Bott residue formula

    Bott_residue_formula

  • Adolf Hurwitz
  • German mathematician (1859–1919)

    automorphisms theorem. This work anticipates a number of later theories, such as the general theory of algebraic correspondences, Hecke operators, and Lefschetz fixed-point

    Adolf Hurwitz

    Adolf Hurwitz

    Adolf_Hurwitz

  • Hyperplane section
  • collectively as Bertini's theorem. The topology of hyperplane sections is studied in the topic of the Lefschetz hyperplane theorem and its refinements. Because

    Hyperplane section

    Hyperplane_section

  • Glossary of algebraic topology
  • Mathematics glossary

    space of formal group laws. Lefschetz 1.  Solomon Lefschetz 2.  The Lefschetz fixed-point theorem says: given a finite simplicial complex K and its geometric

    Glossary of algebraic topology

    Glossary_of_algebraic_topology

  • Brauer's theorem on induced characters
  • Fundamental result in the branch of mathematics known as character theory

    the Lefschetz fixed-point theorem). There has been related recent work on the question of finding natural and explicit forms of Brauer's theorem, notably

    Brauer's theorem on induced characters

    Brauer's_theorem_on_induced_characters

  • Intersection number
  • Generalized notion of counting curve intersections

    intersection numbers at the fixed points counts the fixed points with multiplicity, and leads to the Lefschetz fixed-point theorem in quantitative form. Serre

    Intersection number

    Intersection_number

  • Abelian variety
  • Projective variety that is also an algebraic group

    methods in the study of abelian functions. Eventually, in the 1920s, Lefschetz laid the basis for the study of abelian functions in terms of complex

    Abelian variety

    Abelian variety

    Abelian_variety

  • Hodge theory
  • Mathematical manifold theory

    singular homology. Separately, a 1927 paper of Solomon Lefschetz used topological methods to reprove theorems of Riemann. In modern language, if ω1 and ω2 are

    Hodge theory

    Hodge_theory

  • Kähler manifold
  • Manifold with Riemannian, complex and symplectic structure

    Nakano vanishing theorems, the Lefschetz hyperplane theorem, Hard Lefschetz theorem, Hodge-Riemann bilinear relations, and Hodge index theorem. On a Riemannian

    Kähler manifold

    Kähler_manifold

  • John von Neumann
  • Hungarian and American mathematician and physicist (1903–1957)

    functional analysis, especially convex sets and the topological fixed-point theorem, rather than the traditional differential calculus, because the maximum-operator

    John von Neumann

    John von Neumann

    John_von_Neumann

  • Jacobian conjecture
  • About polynomials in several variables

    reduced to K = C {\displaystyle \mathbb {K} =\mathbb {C} } using the Lefschetz principle. Further, if F {\displaystyle F} is injective, it can be shown

    Jacobian conjecture

    Jacobian_conjecture

  • R. H. Bing
  • American mathematician

    demonstrating the existence of wild involutions on the 3-sphere with fixed point set equal to a wildly embedded 2-sphere. This meant that the original

    R. H. Bing

    R._H._Bing

  • Vanishing cycle
  • homology of a (real) surface of genus g. A classical result is the Picard–Lefschetz formula, detailing how the monodromy round the singular fiber acts on

    Vanishing cycle

    Vanishing_cycle

  • Fields Medal
  • Mathematics award

    first-ever IMU silver plaque in recognition of his proof of Fermat's Last Theorem. Don Zagier referred to the plaque as a "quantized Fields Medal". Accounts

    Fields Medal

    Fields Medal

    Fields_Medal

  • Henri Poincaré
  • French mathematician, physicist and engineer (1854–1912)

    Poincaré–Lefschetz duality theorem: a version of Poincaré duality in geometric topology, applying to a manifold with boundary Poincaré separation theorem: gives

    Henri Poincaré

    Henri Poincaré

    Henri_Poincaré

  • Theodore Frankel
  • American mathematician

    becomes relevant in the context of Lefschetz's theorem, by considering a Morse function given by the distance to a fixed point. The second-order analysis at

    Theodore Frankel

    Theodore_Frankel

  • Algebraic cycle
  • hypothesis that the geometric genus is positive essentially means (by the Lefschetz theorem on (1,1)-classes) that the cohomology group H 2 ( S ) {\displaystyle

    Algebraic cycle

    Algebraic_cycle

  • Topological data analysis
  • Analysis of datasets using techniques from topology

    Herbert; Harer, John (2008-04-04). "Extending Persistence Using Poincaré and Lefschetz Duality". Foundations of Computational Mathematics. 9 (1): 79–103. doi:10

    Topological data analysis

    Topological_data_analysis

  • Felix Browder
  • American mathematician (1927–2016)

    Thesis The Topological Fixed Point Theory and Its Applications in Functional Analysis  (1948) Doctoral advisor Solomon Lefschetz Witold Hurewicz Doctoral

    Felix Browder

    Felix Browder

    Felix_Browder

  • Oswald Veblen
  • American mathematician (1880–1960)

    relativity. He proved the Jordan curve theorem in 1905; while this was long considered the first rigorous proof of the theorem, many now also consider Camille

    Oswald Veblen

    Oswald Veblen

    Oswald_Veblen

  • Transfer principle
  • Concept in model theory

    structure are true for another structure. One of the first examples was the Lefschetz principle, which states that any sentence in the first-order language

    Transfer principle

    Transfer_principle

  • Pathological (mathematics)
  • Counterintuitive mathematical object

    strong as a Kähler metric on a complex manifold, and the Hodge–Lefschetz–Dolbeault theorems on sheaf cohomology break down in every possible way. In Pathologies

    Pathological (mathematics)

    Pathological (mathematics)

    Pathological_(mathematics)

  • Behrend's trace formula
  • geometry, Behrend's trace formula is a generalization of the Grothendieck–Lefschetz trace formula to a smooth algebraic stack over a finite field conjectured

    Behrend's trace formula

    Behrend's_trace_formula

  • Limit cycle
  • Behavior in a nonlinear system

    stationary point of the system, i.e. a point p {\displaystyle p} where V ′ ( p ) = 0 {\displaystyle V'(p)=0} . The Bendixson–Dulac theorem and the Poincaré–Bendixson

    Limit cycle

    Limit cycle

    Limit_cycle

  • Field (mathematics)
  • Algebraic structure with addition, multiplication, and division

    The Lefschetz principle states that C is elementarily equivalent to any algebraically closed field F of characteristic zero. Moreover, any fixed statement

    Field (mathematics)

    Field (mathematics)

    Field_(mathematics)

  • Fundamental lemma (Langlands program)
  • Theorem in abstract algebra

    and its endoscopic groups, and the stabilization of the Grothendieck–Lefschetz formula. None of these are possible without the fundamental lemma and

    Fundamental lemma (Langlands program)

    Fundamental_lemma_(Langlands_program)

  • Hans Duistermaat
  • Dutch mathematician (1942–2010)

    ISBN 978-0-8176-8107-4, MR 1362544 Duistermaat, J. J. (2011), The heat kernel Lefschetz fixed point formula for the Spinc dirac operator, Boston: Birkhäuser, ISBN 978-0-8176-8247-7;

    Hans Duistermaat

    Hans Duistermaat

    Hans_Duistermaat

  • Line bundle
  • Vector bundle of rank 1

    non-vanishing global sections at a given point. (As in the case when this procedure constructs a Lefschetz pencil.) In fact, it is possible for a bundle

    Line bundle

    Line_bundle

  • Discrete calculus
  • Discrete (i.e., incremental) version of infinitesimal calculus

    These two points of view are related to each other by the fundamental theorem of discrete calculus. The study of the concepts of change starts with their

    Discrete calculus

    Discrete_calculus

  • Torsor (algebraic geometry)
  • Algebraic geometry analog of a principal bundle in algebraic topology

    "Torsors Made Easy". math.ucr.edu. Retrieved 2022-11-22. Behrend, K. The Lefschetz Trace Formula for the Moduli Stack of Principal Bundles. PhD dissertation

    Torsor (algebraic geometry)

    Torsor_(algebraic_geometry)

  • Linear system of divisors
  • Concept in algebraic geometry

    the supports of all the effective divisors in the system. Consider the Lefschetz pencil p : X → P 1 {\displaystyle p:{\mathfrak {X}}\to \mathbb {P} ^{1}}

    Linear system of divisors

    Linear system of divisors

    Linear_system_of_divisors

  • Local zeta function
  • the basic formulae of the general theory.) It is a consequence of the Lefschetz trace formula for the Frobenius morphism that Z ( X , t ) = ∏ i = 0 2

    Local zeta function

    Local_zeta_function

  • Signature operator
  • 1973 Kaminker & Miller 1985 Atiyah, M. F.; Bott, R. (1967), "A Lefschetz fixed-point formula for elliptic complexes I", Annals of Mathematics, 86 (2):

    Signature operator

    Signature_operator

  • Cohomology
  • Algebraic structure used in topology

    precursors to cohomology. In the mid-1920s, J. W. Alexander and Solomon Lefschetz founded intersection theory of cycles on manifolds. On a closed oriented

    Cohomology

    Cohomology

    Cohomology

  • Séminaire Nicolas Bourbaki (1960–1969)
  • surfaces) Jean-Louis Koszul, Théorèmes de points fixes pour les groupes élémentaires, d'après Borel (fixed-point theorems) Jean-Pierre Serre, Structure

    Séminaire Nicolas Bourbaki (1960–1969)

    Séminaire_Nicolas_Bourbaki_(1960–1969)

  • Ronald Graham
  • American mathematician (1935–2020)

    the Graham–Rothschild theorem in the Ramsey theory of parameter words and Graham's number derived from it, the Graham–Pollak theorem and Graham's pebbling

    Ronald Graham

    Ronald Graham

    Ronald_Graham

  • Mark Stern
  • American mathematician

    (2010), pp. 163–188, ISSN 0022-040X [arXiv:0808.0667] [abs] M Stern, Fixed point theorems from a de Rham perspective, Asian Journal of Mathematics, vol. 13

    Mark Stern

    Mark_Stern

  • Glossary of classical algebraic geometry
  • 96) pencil A 1-dimensional linear system. See pencil (mathematics) and Lefschetz pencil. pentad A set of 5 points pentahedron A union of 5 planes, in particular

    Glossary of classical algebraic geometry

    Glossary_of_classical_algebraic_geometry

  • Lipman Bers
  • Latvian-American mathematician (1914–1993)

    wrote several major retrospectives of flows, pseudoanalytic functions, fixed point methods, Riemann surface theory prior to his work on moduli, and the

    Lipman Bers

    Lipman_Bers

  • Free abelian group
  • Algebra of formal sums

    to the axiom of choice) can be found in Serge Lang's Algebra. Solomon Lefschetz and Irving Kaplansky argue that using the well-ordering principle in place

    Free abelian group

    Free_abelian_group

  • Timeline of category theory and related mathematics
  • History of maths

    geometry Charles Weibel; History of homological algebra Peter Johnstone; The point of pointless topology Stasheff, Jim (January 21, 1996). "The Pre-History

    Timeline of category theory and related mathematics

    Timeline_of_category_theory_and_related_mathematics

  • Geometry Festival
  • American annual mathematics conference

    Potential theory for nonlinear PDE's John Pardon (Stanford): Existence of Lefschetz vibrations on Stein/Weinstein domains Raanan Schul (Stony Brook): Qualitative

    Geometry Festival

    Geometry_Festival

  • List of University of Kansas people
  • incontinence invented the expandable tampon Solomon Lefschetz (1884–1972), known for his topological fixed-point theorem Stanley Lombardo, classics professor and

    List of University of Kansas people

    List_of_University_of_Kansas_people

  • Mirror symmetry conjecture
  • Mathematical conjecture

    structure on H 3 ( X ) {\displaystyle H^{3}(X)} . Using the Lefschetz hyperplane theorem the only non-trivial cohomology group is H 3 ( X ) {\displaystyle

    Mirror symmetry conjecture

    Mirror_symmetry_conjecture

  • ADE classification
  • Mathematical classification

    Complexification and Symplectization based on analogies between Picard–Lefschetz theory which he interprets as the Complexified version of Morse theory

    ADE classification

    ADE classification

    ADE_classification

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