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Let X be a compact real algebraic set of dimension n. We prove that every Euclidean continuous map from X into the unit n-sphere can be approximated by a regulous map. This strengthens and generalizes previously known results.
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The author was partially supported by the National Science Centre (Poland) under Grant Number 2014/15/B/ST1/00046.
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Zieliński, M. Approximation of maps into spheres by regulous maps. Arch. Math. 110, 29–34 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00013-017-1092-6
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