Alexander horned sphere

English
Alexander horned sphere

Etymology

Discovered by J. W. Alexander (1924).

Noun

Alexander horned sphere (plural Alexander horned spheres)

  1. (topology) A pathological object, a certain embedding of a sphere in three-dimensional Euclidean space, obtained by various modifications of a torus.
  • Alexander horned ball
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