Universal covering
From Encyclopedia of Mathematics
A covering to which every other covering is subordinate.
Comments
A covering 
of a space 
is subordinate to a covering 
if there is a covering 
such that 
.
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Universal covering. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Universal_covering&oldid=11638
Universal covering. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Universal_covering&oldid=11638
This article was adapted from an original article by M.I. Voitsekhovskii (originator), which appeared in Encyclopedia of Mathematics - ISBN 1402006098. See original article