Talk:Homeomorphism
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Isn't the correct spelling homoeomorphism rather than homeomorphism? --fil
Not in everyday use.
Charles Matthews 15:20, 9 Feb 2004 (UTC)
- Ok I don't use this term every day, and I also thought homeomorphic is the correct spelling; but my spell checker (ispell-emacs) suggests homoeomorphic instead of homeomorphic. Maybe one should point out the alternative spelling. --fil
On the whole, I'd stick with the way humans spell it.
Charles Matthews 16:28, 9 Feb 2004 (UTC)
homeomorphism makes perfect sense when speaking only of metric spaces, with no reference to topology. The article needs to be edited. I'm not sure how to word the definition to reflect this. --HellFire 13:43, 18 July 2006 (UTC)
- Yeah, but any metric space is automatically a topological space. Oleg Alexandrov (talk) 15:30, 18 July 2006 (UTC)
- oh thts fine in tht case.know a little about metric spaces, dont know anything about topology :-) --HellFire 10:56, 19 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Animation
The animation is good example of homotopy not of homeomorphism. I suggest it to be placed there, and find another image for exemplifying homeomorphism. SurDin 12:50, 7 January 2007 (UTC)
- I changed the caption a bit to make it clear that homeomorphic != homotopy. Maybe we need a counter example of a homeomorphism which is not a homotopy, perhaps two linked ring and two disjoint rings? --Salix alba (talk) 22:20, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
