Meanings
nounTeichmüller space (plural Teichmüller spaces)
plural Teichmüller spaces
- geometryA space T(S) assigned to a (real) topological (or differential) surface S: it parameterizes complex structures on S up to the action of homeomorphisms that are isotopic to the identity homeomorphism.
Origin
Named after Oswald Teichmüller.
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Teichmüller space. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Teichm%C3%BCller%20space
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