Motivated by the computation of equilibria in economic models with inc
omplete asset markets, a cellation of the Grassmann manifold is constr
ucted by restricting a common atlas. The Grassmann manifold of m-plane
s in n-dimensional space is shown to be a union of n choose m congruen
t m(n - m)-dimensional topological disks whose interiors are disjoint.
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