We present simple examples of finite-dimensional connected homogeneous spaces (they are actually topological manifolds) with nonhomogeneous and nonrigid factors. In particular, we give an elementary solution of an old problem in general topology concerning homogeneous spaces.
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title = {On manifolds with nonhomogeneous factors},
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volume = {10},
year = {2012},
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Manuel Cárdenas; Francisco Lasheras; Antonio Quintero; Dušan Repovš. On manifolds with nonhomogeneous factors. Open Mathematics, Tome 10 (2012) pp. 857-862. http://gdmltest.u-ga.fr/item/bwmeta1.element.doi-10_2478_s11533-012-0026-6/
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