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A Brouwer Type Coincidence Theorem and the Fundamental Theorem of Algebra

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2018

M. M. Dodson
M. M. Dodson*
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, University of York, Heslington, York, Y01 5DD, Great Britain
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Abstract

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It is shown that a coincidence theorem which is a natural generalisation of Brouwer's fixed point theorem also gives a short and simple proof of the fundamental theorem of algebra.

Keywords

55M2054H2520C15

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Research Article
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Canadian Mathematical Bulletin , Volume 27 , Issue 4 , 01 December 1984 , pp. 478 - 480
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Mathematical Society 1984

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