Atlas (topology)
Set of charts that describes a manifold / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses, see Fiber bundle and Atlas (disambiguation).
In mathematics, particularly topology, an atlas is a concept used to describe a manifold. An atlas consists of individual charts that, roughly speaking, describe individual regions of the manifold. In general, the notion of atlas underlies the formal definition of a manifold and related structures such as vector bundles and other fiber bundles.