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Alexander horned sphere

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Alexander horned sphere (plural Alexander horned spheres)

(topology) A pathological object, a certain embedding of a sphere in three-dimensional Euclidean space, obtained by various modifications of a torus.

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The Alexander horned sphere is a well-known pathological embedding of the two-sphere into the three-sphere. Source: Internet

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