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Neighboring mapping points theorem
Let f be a continuous map from a metric space X to M. We say that points in a
subset N of X are f-neighbors if there exists a sphere S in M such that f(N)
lies on S and there are no points of f(X) inside of S. We prove that if X is a
unit sphere of any dimension and M is a contractible metric space then there
are two f-neighbors in X such that the distance between them is greater than
one. This theorem can be derived from the fact that for every
non-null-homotopic closed covering C of X there is a set of f-neighbors N in X
such that every member of C contains a point of N.Comment: 7 pages, 1 figur
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