simply connected

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simply connected

adj.

Of, being, or characterized by the property of a surface or other space such that any closed curve within it can be continuously shrunk to a point without leaving the space.

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References in periodicals archive

Let [N.sup.n](c) denote the n-dimensional simply connected space form of constant curvature c.

Let [N.sup.3](c) be the 3-dimensional simply connected space form of constant curvature c.

On the curvature ellipse of minimal surfaces in [N.sup.3](c) x R

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