👉 Hauerite is a mathematical concept in the field of topology, specifically used to study the topological properties of the sphere. It is named after Robert Hauert who first introduced this concept and its related concepts. The concept of hauerite was developed by Hauert and later refined by others such as W. E. Munkres, Peter May, and John Milnor. It deals with a family of spaces known as the 3-sphere, which is defined as the space