English Explanatory Dictionary

hairy ball theorem

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. A theorem stating that there is no nonvanishing continuous tangent vector field on the sphere; colloquially, that "you can't comb a hairy ball flat without creating a cowlick".

Word forms

hairy ball theorem the hairy ball theorem
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