In geometric topology, a branch of mathematics, the '''Bing shrinking criterion''', introduced by {{harvtxt|Bing|1952}}, is a method for showing that a quotient of a space is homeomorphic to the space.
==References== *{{Citation | last1=Bing | first1=R. H. | title=A homeomorphism between the 3-sphere and the sum of two solid horned spheres | jstor=1969804 | mr=0049549 | year=1952 | journal=Annals of Mathematics |series=Second Series | issn=0003-486X | volume=56 | pages=354–362 | doi=10.2307/1969804}}
Category:Geometric topology
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