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kleinwolf
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1) General question :
Let's take a usual line : it's a 1D manifold in 2D space. The line is closed if there are no border points. (circle, aso...)
Let suppose a usual surface : it's a 2D manifold enbedded in 3D space.
The surface is closed if there are no border line. (sphere, torus, aso...)
Let's suppose a 3D manifold embedded in 4D space. The manifold (volume) is closed if there are no border surface ?
How can one represent a closed volume which is not infinite ??
The usual Ball (with it's interior) is not closed, because there is a border surface (the outer sphere). Neither a torus, neither any 3D shape I could imagine.
2) Precise question :
Let's assume a 4D manifold is given by F(w,x,y,z)=0, such that w=w(r,s,t), aso for x,y,z...
Question : How do I know the described manifold is closed ?
Any reference ?
BTW : I ask this question in relation with the Poincare Conjecture.
Let's take a usual line : it's a 1D manifold in 2D space. The line is closed if there are no border points. (circle, aso...)
Let suppose a usual surface : it's a 2D manifold enbedded in 3D space.
The surface is closed if there are no border line. (sphere, torus, aso...)
Let's suppose a 3D manifold embedded in 4D space. The manifold (volume) is closed if there are no border surface ?
How can one represent a closed volume which is not infinite ??
The usual Ball (with it's interior) is not closed, because there is a border surface (the outer sphere). Neither a torus, neither any 3D shape I could imagine.
2) Precise question :
Let's assume a 4D manifold is given by F(w,x,y,z)=0, such that w=w(r,s,t), aso for x,y,z...
Question : How do I know the described manifold is closed ?
Any reference ?
BTW : I ask this question in relation with the Poincare Conjecture.