HOMEOMORPHISM
Charles François (2004). HOMEOMORPHISM, International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics, 2(1): 1572.
| Collection | International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics |
|---|---|
| Year | 2004 |
| Vol. (num.) | 2(1) |
| ID | ◀ 1572 ▶ |
| Object type | Methodology or model |
- “The transformation between two geometrical figures A and B such that there is a continuous one-one correspondance in both directions between each point of A and a matching point of B” (T.A. & W. MILLINGTON, 1966, p.237).
This is the basic topological transformation, which is also very significant in chaos theory.
(Not to be confused with “Homomorphism” — see hereafter)