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descent for formally smooth maps
Let $f:X\rightarrow Y$ a morphism between schemes and $Y'\rightarrow Y$ a fpqc morphism
such that the base change $f'$ of $f$ to $Y'$ is formally smooth, does it imply that $f$ is …
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vote
1answer
60 views
Importance of Denjoy-Carleman classes as a class.
Denjoy-Carleman classes of differentiable functions, say in Roumieu's form:
Given a log-convex sequence $M_n$ of positive number denote by $C_M=C_M(\mathbb{R}^n,0)$ the ring o …
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85 views
on rational singularities
Let a cartesian diagram
Let $X'\rightarrow X$ be a rational resolution of singularities of $k$-schemes of finite type and $Y$ a closed subscheme.
Let $Y'\rightarrow Y$ be the bas …
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Parallelizability of the Milnor’s exotic spheres in dimension 7
Are the Milnor's seven dimensional exotic spheres parallelizable?
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1answer
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Non Smooth K3 surface?
Hi,
My question is related to Algebraic Surfaces. I have seen that we always consider K3 surfaces which are smooth, but I wonder how can we define a non-smooth K3 surface.
The …
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Smoothness of the convolution of a singular measure with itself
Let $\gamma:I\subset\mathbb{R}\rightarrow\mathbb{R}^2, s\mapsto \gamma(s)$, denote the arclength parametrization of a smooth, convex curve $\Gamma:=\gamma(I)\subset\mathbb{R}^2$. E …
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vote
0answers
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Integration methods for functions with Delta distributions
Which methods are available for computing a multidimensional integral with Delta distributions (in case one cannot sample them explicitly)?
PS: This question correlates with this …
4
votes
1answer
288 views
Is the space of smooth partitions of unity connected? Simply-connected?
One of the requirements for a smooth manifold $M$ is that it be paracompact, and one of the equivalent definitions of paracompactness for a smooth space is that for overy open cove …
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0answers
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Do smooth ind schemes have Dualizing sheafs?
Say I have an ind scheme $X = \cup_i X_i$ over a field $k$. I have its tangent bundle $\hom_k(k[\epsilon], X)$ which I can think of as ind scheme via $\cup_i \hom_k(k[\epsilon],X_i …
9
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1answer
639 views
Interpolating between piecewise linear functions, with a family of smooth functions
Let $[a,b)\subset\mathbb R$, and $F,G:[a,b)\to\mathbb R$ two decreasing piecewise linear functions so that $F(x)\leq G(x)$ for any $x\in[a,b)$. We assume that:
there is a numbe …
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votes
2answers
391 views
Smoothness of hypersurfaces in Grassmannians
I have a general question, and then the specific version of that question I need for research. All vector spaces over $\mathbb{C}$.
Grassmanians of planes
The $(2,n)$-Grassmanni …
3
votes
1answer
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Line bundles on Ind Schemes
I've learned when you have a integral smooth scheme line bundles are the same as Cartier divisors are the same as Weil divisors. My question is to what extent does this continue t …
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votes
2answers
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Slice knots and exotic $\mathbb R^4$
In the http://arxiv.org/abs/math/0606464v1 I read
"If you want to prove existence of exotic smooth structure on $\mathbb R^4$ you can do this if you are in
possession of a knot …
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4answers
963 views
Example of a smooth morphism where you can’t lift a map from a nilpotent thickening?
Definition. A locally finitely presented morphism of schemes $f\colon X\to Y$ is smooth (resp. unramified, resp. étale) if for any affine scheme $T$, any closed subscheme $T_0$ …
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2answers
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smoothness of solution for second order elliptic problem
Hello all,
could someone point me to a reference that ties the smoothness of the solution $u$ to the classical elliptic problem
$\nabla \cdot ( q \nabla u ) = f \;,\; x \in \Omeg …

