Definition

Let XX be a topological space, then XX is called locally Euclidean of dimension nn if for every x∈Xx \in X there exists a neighborhood U⊆XU \subseteq X, a V⊆ℝnV \subseteq \mathbb{R}^n, and a homeomorphism ϕ:U→V\phi: U \to V.

Then, the triple (φ,U,V)(\varphi,U,V) is called a chart (around pp).


References

  1. http://staff.ustc.edu.cn/~wangzuoq/Courses/18F-Manifolds/Notes/Lec01.pdf
  2. https://planetmath.org/locallyeuclidean