[Math] Upper hemisphere of $S^2$ homeomorphic to the ball $B^2$

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How can I show that the upper hemisphere E is homeomorphic to the ball $B^2$ I can see it intuitively, but I don't know how to prove it rigorously. I need it to prove the following theorem

There is no continous antipode-preserving map $g : S^2 \rightarrow S^1$

Best Answer

The map $(x,y,z)\mapsto (x,y,0)$ is a continuous bijection from $E$ to $B^2$ with continuous inverse $(x,y,0)\mapsto (x,y,\sqrt{1-(x^2+y^2)})$

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