Lefschetz Fixed Point Theorem/Historical Note

Historical Note on Lefschetz Fixed Point Theorem

The Lefschetz Fixed Point Theorem was demonstrated by Solomon Lefschetz in $1926$, and independently by Heinz Hopf in $1928$.


Sources

  • 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): fixed-point theorem
  • 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): fixed-point theorem