On fiber diameters of continuous maps

Peter S. Landweber, Emanuel A. Lazar, Neel Patel

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Abstract

We present a surprisingly short proof that for any continuous map f: ℝn → ℝm, if n > m, then there exists no bound on the diameter of fibers of f. Moreover, we show that when m = 1, the union of small fibers of f is bounded; when m > 1, the union of small fibers need not be bounded. Applications to data analysis are considered.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)392-397
Number of pages6
JournalAmerican Mathematical Monthly
Volume123
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2016
Externally publishedYes

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