sphere S^{N-1}

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:mathematical_concept
gptkbp:canBeEmbeddedIn Euclidean space R^N
gptkbp:definedIn set of points in R^N at unit distance from the origin
gptkbp:dimensions gptkb:N-1
gptkbp:example S^1 is the circle
S^2 is the 2-sphere
S^3 is the 3-sphere
gptkbp:fundamentalGroup Z_2 for N=2
trivial for N>2
gptkbp:groupOfSymmetries orthogonal group O(N)
gptkbp:hasConnection true for N>2
gptkbp:homologyGroup H_k(S^{N-1})
gptkbp:homotopyGroup pi_k(S^{N-1})
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label sphere S^{N-1}
gptkbp:isBoundaryOf N-dimensional ball
gptkbp:isHomogeneousSpace O(N)/O(N-1)
gptkbp:isOrientable true
gptkbp:surface 2π^{N/2}/Γ(N/2)
gptkbp:topologicalType compact manifold
connected manifold
gptkbp:volumeEnclosed π^{N/2}/Γ(N/2+1)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:SO(N)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6