Questions tagged [banach-manifold]
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Regular value theorem for Banach manifolds without surjectivity
It is well-known (e.g. Lang, Fundamentals of differential geometry, Prop. 2.3 in Chapter II) that the following extension of the regular value theorem holds for Banach manifolds:
Let $\phi : M\...
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Banach tori: classification up to Fréchet homeomorphisms
Consider the set $T$ in $l_p$ defined as closure of
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T = \{ (x_1,\dotsc,x_n,\dotsc): x_j = \frac{1}{2^{(j/p)}} e^{it_j}, t_j \in \mathbb{R}/\mathbb{Z} \}.
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This seems to ...
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Are U(H) and PU(H) locally uniform topological groups with the norm topology? Towards an instance of infinite-dimensional Hilbert's Fifth Problem
In looking at the work of Enflo generalising Hilbert's Fifth Problem from the Euclidean to the Banach case, there are the following conditions:
the multiplication in the topological group is locally ...
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Banach manifold structure on the moduli space of hybrid trajectories
I am reading the paper "On the Floer homology of cotangent bundles", (arXiv link) , by Abbondandolo and Schwarz and in page $35$ to define the isomorphism between the Morse complex and the ...
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Transversality and $C^l$, $C^{\infty}$ spaces of almost complex structures
Recently I have been trying to get a grip on transversality results in Floer homology. That is suppose we the section $\partial_{J,H}: W^{1,p}(u^*(TM))\rightarrow L^{p}(u^*(TM))$ and we want to prove ...
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Leray-Schauder degree in Banach manifolds
The so called Leray-Schauder degree is usually defined for maps of the form $I - f$, where $f: X \to X$ is a compact map defined on a Banach space. Is there an extended definition for the setting of ...
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Banach space with dual not a GT space
Let $X$ be a Banach space. A bounded linear map $u:X\to\ell_2$ is said to be $1$-summing if for all finite sequence $(x_i)\subseteq X$ there is a constant $C>0$ such that $\sum\|ux_i\|\leq C\sup\...
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Dual of isometric copies into dual Banach spaces
Let $X$ be a Banach space and $X_1\xrightarrow{}X$ isometrically. Under some assumption can we guarantee that $X^*$ contains an isometric copy of $X_1^*$. I am also interested to know if this happens ...
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Sobolev space of maps between manifolds with boundary
Let $(M,g)$ and $(N,h)$ be compact Riemannian manifolds with non-empty smooth boundary.
If we consider the Sobolev space $W^{1,p}(M,N)$, is there a reference
on how to model this as a manifold?
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Examples of Banach manifolds with function spaces as tangent spaces
I have recently been learning the theory of Banach manifolds through Serge Lang's book on Differential Manifolds. So far the objects seem rather interesting but my intuition always comes from the ...
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Regularity of the dependence of the flow on the vector field definining it
Let $M$ be a smooth compact manifold and $k \geqslant 1$.
Define $\mathfrak{X}^k(M,TM)$ to be the set of vector fields $M \rightarrow TM$ of class $C^k$. As $M$ is compact, endowing $\mathfrak{X}^k(M,...
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Does the continuous mapping space between topological manifolds always admit a Banach manifold structure?
Let $M$ and $N$ be smooth, i.e. $C^\infty$, manifolds. Suppose that $M$ is compact. Then for every $k \geq 0$ it is well known that $$C^k(M,N)$$ admits the structure of a smooth Banach manifold. I am ...
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Global analysis on punctured surfaces
Global analysis on open manifolds seems pretty hard. For one, the space of $C^{n,\alpha}$ functions on an open manifold need not be a tame Fréchet space (see the post Are smooth functions tame? for ...
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Intersection modulo 2 theory for infinite dimensional manifolds?
For finite dimensional manifolds, there is a lot of theory about when the number of intersections (modulo $2$) of certain objects are preserved under homotopy. I'll give two quick examples:
Let $f:X \...
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Fredholm transversality
Let $M,N$ be two Banach or Hilbert manifolds. Assume that $P\subset N$ is a smooth submanifold of $N$.
We say that a smooth map $f:M \to N$ is Fredholm transversal to $P$ if for every $x\in M$ with $f(...
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Infinite dimensional smooth projective geometry
Are there two infinite dimensional (Banach or Hilbert) manifolds $(P,L)$ which satisfy the axioms of a smooth projective geometry desribed in this page: Smooth Projectove Geometry
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A smooth map on a Banach manifold whose pointwise rank is finite but its rank is not globally bounded
Is there a connected Banach manifold $M$ and a smooth map $f:M \to M$ such that the rank of $Df_x$ is finite for every $x\in M$ but this rank is not uniformly bounded
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Smooth derivations of a Banach space
Let $E$ be a real (or complex) Banach space. By $C^\infty(E) $ we mean the space of all functions $f:E\to \mathbb{R}(f:E\to \mathbb{C})$ which are smooth in the sense of Frechet diffetentiability. A ...
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Descending central extensions to homogeneous spaces
Let $G$ be a Lie group (finite dimensional or Banach), and let $H$ be a Lie subgroup (in the Banach case we assume that $H$ is a submanifold which is also a Lie group). Let $\text{U}(1) \rightarrow \...
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null-bordant vs null-homologous sub-manifolds of $\infty$-d spaces/CW complexes
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Preliminaries: Let $\Sigma$ be a closed manifold, $X$ be a CW complex and $f:\Sigma \to X$ be a map. We say that the pair $(\Sigma,f)$ is null-homologous (over $\mathbb{Z}_2$) if $...
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The structure of Banach manifolds in symplectic geometry
Let $M$ be a symplectic manifold, and let $L_0$ and $L_1$ be Lagrangian submanifolds which transverse to each other. In Floer theory, we need to consider a Banach manifold $\mathcal B$ of maps $u:\...
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What would be the cotangent bundle of a Banach manifold?
Reference: Lang - Differential manifolds p.123
Quick question: Lang defines the cotangent bundle as the dual vector bundle of the tangent bundle, but shouldn't there be additionally a somewhat ...
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the tangent space $T_J\mathcal J^k$ of the space of $\omega$-compatible almost complex structure
Let $(M,\omega)$ is a symplectic manifold, and you can assume it is compact if necessary.
Denote by $\mathcal J^k = \mathcal J^k(M, \omega)$ the set of all $\omega$-compatible almost complex ...
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why is $W^{k,p}(\Sigma, u^*TM)$ the tangent space of $W^{k,p}(\Sigma,M)$ at $u$
Let $\Sigma$ and $M$ be two smooth manifolds with $\Sigma$ compact.
It is a well-known fact that $W^{k,p}(\Sigma, u^*TM)$ is the tangent space of $W^{k,p}(\Sigma,M)$ at $u$. (You can replace these ...
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Second Countability hypothesis for a Banach manifold
Is the second countability hypothesis necessary to rigoruosly define a Banach Manifold (say in infinite dimension)?
In the finite-dimensional theory of manifolds, that request is included in the ...
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Intuition: Smooth functions on Banach Spaces
On finite-dimensional vector spaces, we all have a reasonable idea of which functions are likely to be $C^1$ or smooth. When it comes to differentiation on Banach spaces, I find that my `intuition' ...
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Projective tensor product continuous?
For $V$, $W$ Banach spaces, is the canonical morphism $B(V) \times_\pi B(W) \to B(V \hat{\otimes}_\pi W)$ continuous, where $B(V)$ denotes the set of all linear bounded endomorphisms with operator ...
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Structure of $C^k$ ($k<\infty$)Riemannian metrics on a manifold
$M$ is a smooth manifold. It's known that if $M$ is compact, then the space of smooth Riemannian metrics has a Frechet manifold structure. For the space of $C^k$($k<\infty$) Riemannian metrics, ...
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Geodesic on Banach Manifold [closed]
Is there a way of defining a geodesic on a Banach Manifold $M$ which is not itself a Hilbert Manifold?
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Banach manifold of paths with endpoints on submanifolds
Fix a Riemannian metric on a manifold $M$. Suppose that we fix two points $x,y \in M$. We start with the space
$C^{\infty}_{\searrow}(x,y) = \left\{\gamma: \mathbb{R}\to M:\,\lim_{t\to-\infty}\...
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Embedding Riemmanian Manifold Linearly
Given a Hilbert Manifold $M$ does there exist a smooth map into some very large Hilbert space taking geodesics to straight lines?
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Reference for the Banach Manifold structure of $C^k(M,N)$
I'm completely new to the subject of banach manifolds and I'm looking for a reference of the following:
Let $M$,$N$ be smooth (=$C^\infty$) finite-dimensional compact manifolds. Consider the set $C^...
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Sobolev spaces of maps between manifolds and the Palais-Smale Condition
I'm currently reading some papers by Uhlenbeck on harmonic maps. She mentions the following facts:
Let $M^m$ and $N^n$ be compact Riemannian manifolds, $N$ embedded isometrically into Euclidean space....
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Is $C^\nu(X,Y)$ a Banach manifold and a Lindelöf space?
Suppose that $X$ is a compact, finite dimensional manifold and $Y$ is an infinite dimensional, second countable ($C^\infty$-)Banach manifold. Let $\nu \in \mathbb{N}$.
Question: Is the space $C^\nu(...
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Manifold structure for the set of solutions to a first order elliptic system?
Consider a bounded domain $S\subset R^2$ and an elliptic system of two first order PDEs, namely a generalization of the Cauchy-Riemann system allowing nonconstant coefficients and lower order terms. ...
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How are infinite-dimensional manifolds most commonly treated?
I originally posted this question on StackExchange, where it was suggested I post here. It was also suggested I read about Hilbert manifolds and Fréchet manifolds. Nevertheless, I am still looking for ...
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Banach Manifold
Let $M$ and $N$ be closed manifolds. Is it true that
$C^{k}(N,M)$, which is the space of functions $f: N\to M$ such that $f\in C^{k}$, is a $C^{\infty}$ Banach manifold? If so, can you help me to ...
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Does this Banach manifold admit a Riemannian metric?
First, the question; after, the motivation.
Consider 27.6 (pdf pp. 262-263) in The convenient setting of global analysis (AMS, 1997), and, in particular, the example given at the end of it, which ...
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Non-regular Connected Hausdorff Banach Manifold
After reading this MO post, I am wondering:
Is every (connected) Hausdorff Banach manifold a regular space?
Though unjustified, page 53 of this paper nonchalantly states: "Note that a Hausdorff ...
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Does it make sense to talk about smooth bundles of Hilbert spaces?
Is there a notion of "smooth bundle of Hilbert spaces" (the base is a smooth finite dimensional manifold, and the fibers are Hilbert spaces) such that:
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Are Banach Manifolds intrinsically interesting?
In the introduction to 'A convenient setting for Global Analysis', Michor & Kriegl make this claim: "The study of Banach manifolds per se is not very interesting, since they turnout to be open ...
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Is there an Error on pg. 17 of Tromba's "Teichmuller Theory in Riemannian Geometry"?
I'm pretty sure that this is a minor error, but I could use some help here. So the book I'm referring to in the title is this book (MR1164870).
On pg. 16-17, he is proving that the space of almost ...
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Two notions of tangent vector for a Fréchet manifold
Let $X$ be a Frechet or Banach manifold. We can define tangent vectors by equivalence classes of smooth curves. But, we could also define them as derivations of germs of smooth functions. Do these two ...
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