contraction to a point

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• Contraction — may refer to: In physiology: Muscle contraction, one that occurs when a muscle fiber lengthens or shortens Uterine contraction, contraction of the uterus, such as during childbirth Contraction, a stage in wound healing In linguistics: Synalepha,… …   Wikipedia

• Contraction mapping — In mathematics, a contraction mapping, or contraction, on a metric space (M,d) is a function f from M to itself, with the property that there is some nonnegative real number k < 1 such that for all x and y in M, The smallest such value of k is …   Wikipedia

• Contraction des longueurs — En relativité restreinte, la contraction des longueurs désigne la loi suivant laquelle la mesure de la longueur d un objet en mouvement est diminuée par rapport à la mesure faite dans le référentiel où l objet est immobile, du fait, notamment, de …   Wikipédia en Français

• Contraction (grammar) — This article is about contraction in the grammar of modern languages, which involves elision. For contraction in Ancient Greek, the coalescence of two vowels into one, see crasis. For the linguistic function of pronouncing vowels together, see… …   Wikipedia

• Contraction principle — In mathematics, contraction principle may refer to: the Banach fixed point theorem, also known as the contraction mapping theorem/principle; the contraction principle in large deviations theory This disambiguation page lists mathematics articles… …   Wikipedia

• point — 1. SYN: punctum. 2. A sharp end or apex. 3. A slight projection. 4. A stage or condition reached, as the boiling p. 5. To become ready to open, said of an abscess or boil the wall of which is becoming thin and about to rupture. 6. In mathematics …   Medical dictionary

• contraction wave — the wave of progression of the contraction in a muscle from the point of stimulation; also the graphic representation of a contracting muscle …   Medical dictionary

• Trigger point — Not to be confused with the Tender points , used for fibromyalgia diagnosis. Trigger points, also known as trigger sites or muscle knots, are described as hyperirritable spots in skeletal muscle that are associated with palpable nodules in taut… …   Wikipedia

• Banach fixed-point theorem — In mathematics, the Banach fixed point theorem (also known as the contraction mapping theorem or contraction mapping principle) is an important tool in the theory of metric spaces; it guarantees the existence and uniqueness of fixed points of… …   Wikipedia

• Banach fixed point theorem — The Banach fixed point theorem (also known as the contraction mapping theorem or contraction mapping principle) is an important tool in the theory of metric spaces; it guarantees the existence and uniqueness of fixed points of certain self maps… …   Wikipedia

• Length contraction — Length contraction, according to Hendrik Lorentz, is the physical phenomenon of a decrease in length detected by an observer in objects that travel at any non zero velocity relative to that observer. This contraction (more formally called Lorentz …   Wikipedia