Url Resource class Title Creator Subject Description Publisher Contributor Date Type Format Identifier Source Language Relation Coverage Rights Alternative Title Abstract Date Available Is Part Of Spatial Coverage Bibliographic Citation License Degree Editor Doi Identifier Issue Page end Page start Volume Funded by Supported by Contact information Department or school name within institution Organization Biography Key Words Note Editorial note History note Type Coordinates Start End Location Note https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12669 The Hairy Ball Theorem and Other Hairy Situations Corvette Berthold 2021-05-27 Text; Image; MovingImage; StillImage aes/305 eng Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ For this research project a clear and concise definition of the Hairy Ball Theorem, also known as the Hedgehog Theorem, will be considered. This theory addresses the way combed vectors can be visualized by thinking of the hair on an individual’s head or the spines of a rolled-up hedgehog, and how there will always be a zero vector or a cowlick. Look into how the Theorem might interact with higher dimensions or with other shapes in 3-D. Covering how Hopf Fibrations might explain why the Hairy Ball Theorem always holds true. After looking at the proof the question will be posed, “How would manipulated vectors on a shape other than a sphere, specifically a torus or donut shape, behave?” This article is meant to get creative mathematical juices going and encourage us to question, “What if”. Mathematics Ben Cote