English Explanatory Dictionary

Teichmüller space

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A space T(S) assigned to a (real) topological (or differential) surface S: it parameterizes complex structures on S up to the action of homeomorphisms that are isotopic to the identity homeomorphism.

Word forms

Teichmüller space Teichmüller spaces

Etymology

Named after Oswald Teichmüller.

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