Mistake in Hirsch's proof of the Brouwer Fixed Point Theorem
Authors:
Kapil D. Joshi
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, Indian Institute of Technology, Powai, Mumbai, 400 076 India
Abstract:
A mistake in Hirsch's proof of the Brouwer Fixed Point Theorem, based on the Simplicial Approximation Theorem, is pointed out along with some elaboration of its nature and possible ways to salvage Hirsch's proof.