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Graduate Tychonoff's theorem and convergent subsequence
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Graduate Is Jurdjevic's Definition of Differential Forms an Alternative Approach?
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Graduate Interpreting Intersection Form in H_1(K)
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Graduate Vector field as smooth embedding
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Graduate Hausdorff dimension of the Cantor Set
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Graduate Why Do We Minimize the Squared Length in Surface Distance Calculations?
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Graduate Calculate point on line, perpendicular and intersecting another line in 3d space
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Graduate Finding the Metric in Stereographic Projection
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Graduate What Is the Geometric Difference in Intersection Forms Q(a,b) vs Q(b,a)?
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Graduate Zero curvature => straight line proof
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Graduate Nonvanishing section for direct sum of Mobius band
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Graduate How to show that a transverse intersection is clean, but not conversely?
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Graduate Are Metric Space Infimums Equal for Non-Empty Subsets?
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Undergrad Working with different coordinate systems
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Graduate Example of Codimension-1 Manifolds that are not Isotopic.?
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Graduate What is the fundamental group of X?
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Graduate The Codimension of a singularity
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Graduate About the coherent topology wiki page
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Graduate Is the One-Form d \theta Well-Defined at the North and South Pole on a 2-Sphere?
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Graduate What does it mean for a change of variables to be UNITARY?
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Graduate Exponential Map of R3: A Closer Look
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Graduate Can Odd Degree Maps from S^3 to RP^3 Be Constructed Smoothly?
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Graduate Is the Closed Unit Square Homeomorphic to the Closed Unit Disc?
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Graduate What is the surface parametrization for rotating y=Cosh(x) about the x-axis?
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Graduate Integration in Sean Carroll's parallel propagator derivation
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Graduate Finsler Geometry: What is the Quadratic Restriction?
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Graduate Defining Metrics on Submanifolds: Is G = goi* a Valid Approach?
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Graduate What is the meaning of constant on each others fibres in differential geometry?
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Graduate If I want to learn about tensor mathematics - where do I need to start
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Graduate Point Set Topology: Non-Trivial Facts Beyond Uryshon's Lemma
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Graduate Can We Define the Tangent Bundle of a Vector Space V?
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Graduate Definition of a sub-elliptic differential operator
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Graduate How Accurate Is the Spherical Law of Cosines for Calculating Distances?
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Graduate Is every one-dimensional manifold orientable?
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Graduate Covariant derivate same as normal derivative?
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Graduate How to show 2-tori is diffeomorphic to S^3
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Graduate Trouble with Algebraic Geometry in General
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Undergrad How does a matrix indicate a point?
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Graduate Covariant derivative of the metric
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Graduate Proving F is an Isometry for C^1 Functions in Elementary Geometry
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Graduate Orientation preserving reparameterization
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Graduate Let M be a manifold and g a metric over M
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Graduate What is the Unknown Theorem Used in the Proof of Theorem 4.5?
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Graduate Combining 3D Angles: A Quaternions Solution?
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Undergrad Is There a Map Projection Where Distances Remain Constant at All Latitudes?
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Graduate How Does Compactness Affect Function Behavior in Metric Spaces?
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Undergrad Object and a 3d direction vector
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Undergrad What are the Functions of Riemann Invariants?
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Graduate Curvilinear & Cartesian Conversions
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Graduate Non-linear forms & tensor densities
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Graduate Is This Special Case of Stokes Theorem True?
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Graduate 4d Cartesian to Polar Transform
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Graduate Understanding Covariant Derivative: d Explained
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Graduate 3D object inverted w.r.t. a sphere
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Undergrad Finding normal vector on circles
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Graduate Topology and Euler Classes of Oriented 2-Plane Bundles in R^4
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Undergrad How do I calculate straight line distance on a sphere?
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Graduate How Can I Determine Sphere Orientation During Rotation?
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Graduate Simple identity for antisymmetric tensor
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Graduate How to Prove the Cartan Tensor in SM?
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Graduate Problem in Topology: Disjoint Cover of Closed Subsets
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Graduate Is f' continuous when removing elements from X and Y?
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Graduate Intersection of complex sphere and cone
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Graduate Number of Nondegenerate Zeros of Vector Field Bounded
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Graduate Can a Center of a Sphere be conceived at infinity
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Undergrad Nosecone Geometry: Tri-Conic & Bi-Conic
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Graduate Proving a product of compact spaces is compact
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Graduate Octonians (new paper by Louis Kauffman and Jon Hackett)
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Undergrad Hyperbola conjugate,a>b questions
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Graduate How to prove that a given set is a torus
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Graduate Smooth covering map and smooth embedding
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Undergrad How can understanding metric space help with real-world problems?
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Undergrad Finding Multiple Right Inverses: A Quick Guide
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Graduate What is the Gaussian Curvature of a Cone at its Vertex?
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Graduate A path connected product of path connected spaces
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Undergrad How this equation represent the equation of line?
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Undergrad Seeking help with visualizing surface
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Graduate Defining a manifold without reference to the reals
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Graduate Definition of 2D Biquadratic Surface - 65 Characters
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Graduate Is the Euclidean Metric on RxR and C a Valid Metric?
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Graduate Is EndE Linear with Respect to c ^ ∞ (B)?
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Undergrad Positioning B at the distance dz from A
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Graduate Hamiltonian Flow: Meaning & Definition
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Graduate Proving Pushforward Product Isomorphism: M1 x ... x Mk to M1 + ... + Mk
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Graduate Why Is the Heine-Borel Theorem Unique to ℝ?
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Graduate Smooth manifold and constant map
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Graduate What Are the Key Concepts in Alexei Kovalev's Article on Vector Subspaces?
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Graduate Vector fields in cylindrical and spherical coordinates
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Graduate What is the relationship between topology and convergence in defining open sets?
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Graduate How to Find Conveniently Spaced Unit Vectors in N-Dimensions?
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Undergrad Calculate coordinate in 3D triangle.
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Graduate Vertical and horizontal subspace
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Graduate Vertical and horizontal subspace of a vector space T_pP.
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Graduate Bundle morphisms and automorphism
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Graduate Probability measure on smooth functions
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Graduate What would a 3D ball look like (in 3D) if it were partially in 4D space?
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Graduate Simple Applications of Noncommutative Geometry?
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Graduate Differences between Algebraic Topology and Algebraic Geometry
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Graduate Understanding the Product Rule in Lie Groups: How Does it Differ from Calculus?
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Graduate What is the concept of Dual Spaces and how do they relate to vector spaces?
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