Borsuk-Ulam theorem
Let
Proof
The case
Corollaries
Antipodal map from a sphere
If
Proof
By Borsuk-Ulam there exists
such that but by construction . Hence .
Map from a ball antipodal at the boundary
If
Proof
The key is to embed the
-ball in the -sphere via and then define
to be the unique function so the following diagram commutes
Then
is an Antipodal map from a sphere and therefore there exists so that . By construction either or for some , and thus .