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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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Estimating the Size of an Approximating Polyline
let $\gamma(s) = \left(x(s),y(s)\right), s\in[0,1]; \gamma'(s) = 1$ be a length-parameterized curve in the plane, with finite and strictly positive curvature.
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is it possible to estimate ...
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covariant derivative of manifold-valued function and logarithm map
Let $M$ be a Riemannian manifold and $f\colon \Omega\subset \mathbb{R}^d\rightarrow M$ a smooth, i.e. $C^\infty$, function. For any $p\in M$ let $T_pM$ be the tangent space at $p$ and $\log_p\colon U\...