Whitney Embedding Theorem

Theorem

Every smooth $m$-dimensional manifold admits a smooth embedding into Euclidean space $\R^{2 m}$.

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Source of Name

This entry was named for Hassler Whitney.

Sources

• 2021: Richard Earl and James Nicholson: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics (6th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Whitney embedding theorem