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Approximation of smooth diffeomorphisms by polynomial diffeomorphisms?

Is it possible to (locally) approximate an arbitrary smooth diffeomorphism by a polynomial diffeomorphism? More precisely: Let $f:\mathbb{R}^d\rightarrow\mathbb{R}^d$ be a smooth diffeomorphism for $d&...
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Can we approximate a vector field on the plane with non-vanishing vector fields in $W^{1,2}$?

Let $V$ be a compactly-supported vector field on $\mathbb{R}^2$, whose zeros inside some open neighbourhood of the closed unit disk $\mathbb{D}^2$ are isolated. Does there exist a sequence of ...
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Approximation of a continuous function by a smooth one on an open set

I'm interested in the following kind of theorems : Let $M$ be a real analytic manifold and $U$ an open set of $M$. Let $f : U \to \mathbb{R}$ a continuous function. Then, there is a $C_{\infty}$ ...
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