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Leibgrangian

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Key definitions

Hi, I encounter these terms online but I do not understand them:

Holomorphic
Isomorphism
Diffeomorphism
Meromorphic
Homeomorphism
Galois group

If someone can explain these, that would be very great.. also, this is random but how do you pronounce lamina?

Bob

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Registered: 2010-06-20

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Re: Key definitions

hi Leibgrangian,

Wow, that's a list!  I suggest you start with

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isomorphism.

Galois theory would take a year of posts!

Lamina is pronounced Lam to rhyme with Wham .. in .. a

Bob

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leibgrangian

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Re: Key definitions

Hi again,

thanks for your reply!

I not sure if I completely understand the article , so is correct to say , "there exists an isomorphism between the naturals and the rationals"? it`s synonymous with bijection ?