Event Date:
Thursday, April 4, 2013 - 3:30pm to 4:30pm
Event Location:
- 6635 South Hall
Event Contact:
Daryl Cooper
Email: cooper@math.ucsb.edu
The Hairy Ball Theorem states that an even-dimensional sphere cannot admit a nonvanishing continuous vector field. One fun consequence is that the wind is *not* blowing at some point on the surface of the Earth. There are multiple proofs, but most require a bit of machinery (e.g., homology theory or differential forms). John Milnor provided what he calls a "strange" proof that only uses elementary real analysis.
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