The Mobius band:

Consider the strip $ Y = [0, 1]\times \mathbb{R}$ and let $ S:Y\longrightarrow Y$ be the homeomorphism

$\displaystyle S(x, y) = (1-x, y+1)
$

of $ Y$. Then $ S$ generates an infinite cyclic group of homeomorphisms of $ Y$ acting properly discontinuously on $ Y$. The resulting orbit space is the Möbius band. It is an exercise to show that the cylinder is a double cover of the Möbius band.

nisha 2012-03-20