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Contractibility of the space of Jordan curves
Is the space of Jordan curves in $\textbf{R}^2$ contractible? In other words, is there a canonical or continuous way to deform each Jordan curve to the unit circle $\textbf{S}^1$.
If the curves are ...
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On limits of manifolds
This question should be fairly elementary. I’d just like to check I’m not missing anything.
Let $\{M_n\}_{n\ge 0}$ be an inverse system of smooth manifolds with transition maps $f_{t,s} : M_t\to M_s$,...
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Finding a real-analytic diffeomorphism
Let $U_1\subset \mathbb R^3$ be a simply connected bounded open set with a smooth boundary and let $U_2$ be a neighborhood of $U_1$. Does there exist a real-analytic diffeomorphism $\psi: U_2 \to W_2$ ...
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Stein manifolds with "wrong" minimal dimension of embedding
Let $\Sigma^k$ be a $k$-dimensional Stein manifold with embedding as a real manifold (let's assume that that embedding is analytic if it makes things easier) $\Sigma^k \hookrightarrow \Bbb R^{2k}$.
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Holomorphic covers pulling back the volume form to any integer multiple
Let $M$ be a closed connected complex manifold with $\mathrm{dim}\:M=n$. Can there exist holomorphic covering maps $\phi_k:M\to M$ for all integers $k\geq 1$ such that $\phi_k^*:H^n(M, \mathbb{Z})\to ...
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Relationship between volume and area
Let $\mu(z) dV_n$ be a measure in $\mathbb{C} ^n$.
Let $B_n(r) := \{z \mid \|z\| < r\}$ be the ball of radius $r$ in $\mathbb C^n$, and $\partial B_n(r) $ be the corresponding sphere.
In $\mathbb{C}...
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Special Morse function on a Riemann surface
Let $f: S \to \Bbb R$ be a Morse function on a Riemann surface. Let $x_0$ be a saddle point of $f$. Since $x_0$ is a critical point of $f$, it makes sense to talk about the bilinear forms $f_{z\...
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