Symplectic spinor bundle 1970-01-01
A **symplectic spinor bundle** arises in the context of symplectic geometry and the theory of spinors, particularly as they relate to symplectic manifolds. Here's a more detailed explanation: ### Background Concepts: 1. **Symplectic Manifold**: A symplectic manifold is a smooth, even-dimensional manifold equipped with a closed non-degenerate 2-form called the symplectic form.
Tautness (topology) 1970-01-01
In topology, "tautness" refers to a property of a mapping between two topological spaces, specifically in the context of a topological space being a **taut space**. A topological space is characterized as a taut space if it has certain conditions related to continuous mappings, particularly concerning their compactness and how they relate to other properties like being perfect, locally compact, or having specific kinds of bases.
Tesseract 1970-01-01
Tesseract is an open-source optical character recognition (OCR) engine that is highly regarded for its ability to convert various types of documents—such as scanned images and PDFs—into machine-readable text. Originally developed by Hewlett-Packard and later maintained by Google, Tesseract supports a wide range of languages and can recognize text in multiple formats.
Thom space 1970-01-01
In topology, a Thom space is a certain type of construction associated with smooth manifolds and more generally, with smooth approximations to certain spaces. Named after the mathematician René Thom, Thom spaces arise in the context of studying the topology of manifold bundles and intersection theory.
Topological Hochschild homology 1970-01-01
Topological Hochschild homology (THH) is a concept from algebraic topology and homotopy theory that extends classical Hochschild homology to the setting of topological spaces, particularly focusing on categories associated with topological rings and algebras. It offers a way to study the "homotopy-theoretic" properties of certain algebraic structures via topological methods. ### Key Concepts 1.
Topological modular forms 1970-01-01
Topological modular forms (TMF) are a sophisticated concept in the fields of algebraic topology and homotopy theory that serves as a bridge between various areas of mathematics, including topology, number theory, and algebraic geometry. They can be understood as a generalization of modular forms, which are complex analytic functions with specific transformation properties and play a central role in number theory.
Topological monoid 1970-01-01
A **topological monoid** is an algebraic structure that combines the properties of a monoid with those of a topological space.
Topological pair 1970-01-01
In the context of topology, a "topological pair" typically refers to a pair consisting of a topological space and a subset of that space, often denoted as \((X, A)\), where \(X\) is a topological space and \(A\) is a subset of \(X\). This concept is particularly useful in algebraic topology and can be used to study various properties of spaces and the relationship between spaces and their subspaces.
Torus knot 1970-01-01
A torus knot is a special type of knot that is tied on the surface of a torus (a doughnut-shaped surface). More formally, a torus knot is defined by two integers \( p \) and \( q \), where \( p \) represents the number of times the knot winds around the torus's central axis (the "hole" of the doughnut) and \( q \) represents the number of times it wraps around the torus itself.
Twisted Poincaré duality 1970-01-01
Twisted Poincaré duality is a concept in algebraic topology that extends classical Poincaré duality.
Vanishing cycle 1970-01-01
The term "vanishing cycle" can refer to different concepts depending on the context in which it is used. Here are a couple of notable interpretations: 1. **Mathematics and Algebraic Geometry**: In the context of algebraic geometry, a "vanishing cycle" is associated with the study of singularities of algebraic varieties. It arises in the context of the vanishing cycle method for understanding how the topology of a fiber varies in a family of algebraic varieties.
Vietoris–Rips complex 1970-01-01
The Vietoris-Rips complex is a construction used in algebraic topology and specifically in the study of topological spaces through point cloud data. It offers a way to build a simplicial complex from a discrete set of points, often used in the field of topological data analysis (TDA).
Volodin space 1970-01-01
Volodin space, often denoted as \( V_0 \), is a type of function space that arises in the context of functional analysis and distribution theory. It is primarily used in the study of linear partial differential equations and the theory of distributions (generalized functions). Specifically, Volodin spaces consist of smooth functions (infinitely differentiable functions) that behave well under certain linear differential operators.
Whitehead conjecture 1970-01-01
The Whitehead conjecture is a statement in the field of topology, particularly concerning the structure of certain types of topological spaces and groups. It posits that if a certain type of group, specifically a finitely generated group, has a particular kind of embedding in a higher-dimensional space, then this embedding can be lifted to a map from a higher-dimensional space itself.
Whitehead link 1970-01-01
The Whitehead link is a specific type of link in the mathematical field of knot theory. It consists of two knotted circles (or components) in three-dimensional space that are linked together in a particular way. The link is named after the mathematician J. H. C. Whitehead, who studied properties of links and knots. The Whitehead link has the following characteristics: 1. **Components**: It consists of two loops (or components) that are linked together.
Čech complex 1970-01-01