Topological rigidity

Topological rigidity is a concept in topology and differential geometry that refers to the behavior of certain spaces or structures under continuous deformations. A space is considered topologically rigid if it cannot be continuously deformed into another space without fundamentally altering its intrinsic topological properties. More formally, a topological space \(X\) is said to be rigid if any homeomorphism (a continuous function with a continuous inverse) from \(X\) onto itself must be the identity map.