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Equivariant implicit function theorem
Let $f:\mathbb{R}\times \mathbb{R}^{n} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}^{n}$ be a smooth function and $G\subset \operatorname{SO}(n)$ be a $1$-dimensional compact Lie group (diffeomorphic to the circle). ...
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Delta distributions that are smooth on strata of a singular manifold
This is a mild reformulation of a previous question. Let $R = C^\infty(\mathbb{R}^N)$ and let $I$ be an ideal in $R$ which cuts out an $n$-dimensional "singular $C^\infty$ manifold $X$" in $\...
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Continuity of the perimeter of level sets w.r.t. level function
Working with the level set method introduced by Osher & Sethian in shape optimization I came across a simple question that I did not succeed to prove. It mainly asserts that the perimeter of the ...
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Diffeomorphism of an open set and almost all of $\mathbb{R}^n$
(Question reposted from Math Stackexchange)
I am aware of the statement that a open set in $\mathbb{R}^n$, if it is star-like, is diffeomorphic to $\mathbb{R}^n$, although this is apparently not so ...
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$C^1$ extension with compact support
Knowing that $\omega\Subset\Omega\subset\mathbb{R}^2$ (compactly included) are two open and bounded sets with $C^2$ boundary, is it true that for any function $\phi_0:\overline{\omega}\to\mathbb{R},\ \...
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Density of $C^k$-functions with Lipschitz partial derivatives
Let $N$ and $M$ be complete Riemannian manifolds, of respective dimension $n$ and $m$ with $n,m\geq 1$. Let $C^{k,1}_b(N,M)$ be set of all bounded continuous functions $f:N\rightarrow M$ for which ...
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Integrability conditions imply existence of potential
I'm looking for a proof of the following well-known theorem:
If $f$ is a continuously differentiable vector field in a simply connected region $G\subset \mathbb{R}^n$ which satisfies the ...
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Norm of a Taylor approximation of a multivariate function
I have a function $f:\mathbb{R}^n\to\mathbb{R}^m$. My goal is to bound the first order Taylor approximation of $f$. Given $x,x'\in\mathbb{R}^n$ I have that
\begin{equation}
f(x)-f(x')\approx (x-x')^...
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Differential inequalities under which a flat function must be identically zero
Let $f:\mathbb{R}\to \mathbb{R}$ be a smooth function which is flat at $0\in \mathbb{R}$. That is $f^{(k)}(0)=0,\; k=0,1,2,\ldots $.
Assume that $|f''(x)|\leq M|f(x)|\quad \forall x\in \mathbb{R}$ ...
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Does this geometric PDE have a solution?
Let $s(\theta), b(\theta)$ be two smooth non-constant real-valued functions on $\mathbb{S}^1$, and assume that $s$ never vanishes.
Does there exist a map $h:(0,1) \times \mathbb{S}^1 \to \mathbb{S}^1$,...
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The only rotation fields satisfying this PDE are constant
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Properness of real analytic maps?
Fix a polynomial mapping $\mathbb R^n\overset{f}{\to} \mathbb R$. This answer shows that if the top degree homogeneous component of $f$ is zero only at the origin, then $f$ is proper. Intuitively, ...
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A distribution $u$ such that all of its derivatives are of order zero is smooth
I'm reading Demailly's Complex Analytic and Differential Geometry In Section I.2.D.4 he uses the following fact: Suppose $u \in \mathcal{D}'(\Omega)$, where $\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^n$ is a ...
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Finding $\Omega$ such that the 1-form $\Omega^2 \omega$ is $L^2$ orthogonal to conformal killing vector fields on $S^2$
Consider the space $\mathcal{A}$ of functions $\Omega$ such that $\Omega^2 \gamma_0$ is isometric to the round sphere, where $\gamma_0$ is the round sphere. (so $\Omega^2 \gamma_0$ is of constant ...
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For a 1-parameter family of metrics, how do we compute the derivative of the intrinsic geometrical objects like curvature, Hessian, etc
Consider a family of metrics and functions $(g(t), u(t))$ on $M:= \mathbb{R}^3 \setminus B_1$ satisfying
$$ g(0) = g_0, \quad g'(0) = \tilde g, \quad u(0) = u_0, \quad u'(0) = \tilde u$$
where $g_0$, $...
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Is it possible for all of the smooth/continuous curves in $R^3$ to form a Hilbert space? [closed]
Under which condition can it form a Hilbert space? Or what space can it form?
You can write down certain condition to make it to be a Hilbert space, e.g., Let $$p(t)=[x(t),y(t),z(t)]^T\in \text{R}^3$$ ...
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Question about the implicit function theorem. an example of a homogeneous form for which its implicit function satisfies certain conditions
Let $F$ be a homogeneous form with coefficients in $\mathbb{R}$. Suppose it defines a smooth projective variety, in other words at every point other than the origin at least one of the first partial ...
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Looking for a reference on conformal mapping on $\Bbb R^n$
A mapping $T: \Bbb R^n\to \Bbb R^n$ is said to be conformal if it is bijective and preserves angles, i.e.,
if $x, y: [0,1]\to \Bbb R^n$ are curves with $x(t_0)=y(t_0)$ then
$$\cos (Tx(t_0),Ty(t_0))= \...
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Projection of a real analytic manifold onto subspace is union of real analytic submanifolds
Let $M$ be a compact connected real analytic submanifold of the Euclidean space $\mathbb{R}^{n} \times \mathbb{R}$ and denote by $\pi : \mathbb{R}^{n} \times \mathbb{R} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}^{n}$ the ...
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Is a locally invertible weak limit of injective maps injective almost everywhere?
This is a cross-post.
Let $\Omega_1,\Omega_2 \subseteq \mathbb R^2$ be open, connected, bounded, with non-empty $C^1$ boundaries.
Let $f_n:\bar\Omega_1 \to \bar\Omega_2$ be Lipschitz injective maps ...
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Green operator of elliptic differential operator and radius of convergence
Let $E \to X$ be a hermitian vector bundle over a compact Kähler manifold and let $L$ be a self-adjoint elliptic linear differential operator on $E$. Suppose that $E \to X$ and $L$ are real-analytic. ...
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$1$-parameter analytic functions are almost everywhere Morse
Let $I = [t_{0}, t_{1}]$ be a closed interval with $t_{0} < t_{1}$ and let $M$ be a compact real analytic $n$-dimensional manifold without boundary. Furthermore, let $f:I \times M \rightarrow \...
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Average over spheres finite
Let $X_1,...,X_N$ be random variables that are iid with the uniform distribution over $\mathbb S^n.$
I am curious how to see that $f(X_1,..,X_N):=\left \lvert \sum_{i=1}^N X_i \right\rvert^{-1}$ has ...
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Directional gradient on sphere
We consider the following function
$$f:(\mathbb S^n)^N \rightarrow \mathbb R^{n+1} \text{ such that } f(x_1,...,x_N)= \sum_{i=1}^N x_i.$$
This function can be written in Cartesian coordinates as $f(x)=...
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Are a map with constant singular values and its inverse always conjugate through isometries?
Let $U \subseteq \mathbb R^2$ be open, connected and bounded, and let $0<\sigma_1<\sigma_2$ satisfy $\sigma_1 \sigma_2=1$.
Suppose that $f:U \to U$ is a diffeomorphism whose singular values (of $...
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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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Vector field with constant divergence around embedded submanifold
Let $M$ be a smooth $n$-dimensional manifold and $N\subset M$ be a closed embedded submanifold of codimension at least $2$. Furthermore, let $\mu$ be a volume form on $M$.
Question: Does there ...
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Gradient descent in $U(n)^r$
I have a function $f:U(n)^r\rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ which I would like to minimize. Here, $U(n)$ is the set of unitary matrices, and $r$ should be considered to be much bigger than $n$. For instance, $...
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When is the cut-locus normal coordinate collared
Let $(M,g)$ be a complete $d$-dimensional Riemannian manifold, $p \in M$ be fixed and let $C_p$ be the cut-locus of $p$.
Other than when $M$ is non-positively curved (in which $C_p=
\emptyset$ by ...
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A metric $w$ on a Kahler manifold is extremal if and only if the gradient vector field of the scalar curvature is holomorphic
I am trying to understand the calculation in An introduction to Extremal kahler metrics. On the fourth line of page 55 the author calculated that $\int_{M} - 2 S R^{\bar k j} \partial_{j} \partial_{\...
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Making area/volume calculations that use SIA rigorous
There are some intriguing "proofs" using Smooth Infinitesimal Analysis of theorems concerning areas and volumes. Some examples:
A proof that $\sin'(0) = 1$.
A proof that the surface area of a cone is ...
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Riemannian submanifolds of Euclidean space admitting Lipschitz extension of Lipschitz functions, and converse statement
Let $M \subset \mathbb{R}^p$ be a Riemannian submanifold. In what follows, when we talk about a Lipschitz function $f$ on $M$, namely $f: M \to \mathbb{R}$, we will assume there is a $L > 0$ so ...
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Geometry of Level sets of elliptic polynomials in two real variables
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A polynomial $P(x,y)\in \mathbb{R}[x,y]$ is called an elliptic polynomial if its last homogeneous part does not vanish on $\mathbb{R}^2\setminus\{0\}$.The two answers to this post provide a ...
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Are all maps $\mathbb{R}^2 \to \mathbb{R}^2$ with fixed singular values affine?
Let $f:\mathbb{R}^2 \to \mathbb{R}^2$ be a smooth map whose differential has fixed distinct singular values $0<\sigma_1<\sigma_2$ and an everywhere positive determinant (which is the product $\...
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Intuition and analogue of Wraith axiom from synthetic differential geometry
In synthetic differential geometry, an object $M$ verifies the Wraith axiom if for all functions $\tau:D\times D\to M$ which are constant on the axes $\tau(d,0)=\tau(0,d)=\tau(0,0)$ for all $d\in D$, ...
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Reference for the rectifiablity of the boundary hypersurface of convex open set
The boundary of any convex open set $X$ is $\mathbb R^n$ is a rectifiable hypersurface.
To see this, intuitively, simply take a sphere $S_d$ with diameter $d\in(0,+\infty]$ that contains $X$. The ...
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Decomposition of a real analytic variety
Is the following true? If so, I would be grateful for a reference that contains such a result and its proof.
Let $f:\mathbb{R}^d\rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ be a real analytic function, and $V:=\{\mathbf{...
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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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Proof of Helmholtz-Hodge decomposition, poor man's version
Helmholtz (-Hodge) decomposition commonly used in physics includes decomposition of a (sufficiently smooth) vector field $F = -\mathrm{grad}(U) + \mathrm{curl}(W)$ on bounded simply connected domain $\...
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Minimum of $z:\mathbb{R}^n \to \mathbb{R}$ along paths implies local minimum of $z$
Suppose we are given a smooth function $z: \mathbb{R}^n \to \mathbb{R}$, a point $x_0 \in \mathbb{R}^n$ and a set $\mathcal{F}$ consisting of certain paths in $\mathbb{R}^n$, i.e. $f: [0,1] \to \...
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Existence of Smooth path in a Domain through a Sequence of Points
The following question seems intuitively true, but I'm unable to see the proof. While I could prove it when $U=\mathbb{R}^n$, but for other open sets, I do not have a proof. Although I could construct ...
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Regularity of a shrunken domain
I am encountering a geometrical question that intuitively seems obvious but I have a lack of argument to prove or disprove it in a rigorous manner.
Let $\Omega\subset\Bbb R^d$ be an open bounded (...
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A differential operator analogy of certain fact in real analysis of smooth functions
Let $E\to M$ be a smooth vector bundle over a smooth manifold $M$.
Let $D$ be a differential operator defined on the space $\Gamma(E)$ of smooth sections of $E$. We fix a section $s\in \Gamma(E)$.
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Controlling a Schwartz kernel near the diagonal
Let $D$ be a first-order elliptic differential operator that is essentially self-adjoint on $L^2(\mathbb{R}^n)$. Consider the operator $(D+i)^q$ acting on $L^2(\mathbb{R}^n)$ with domain $C_c^\infty(\...
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Extending Green's theorem from very special regions to more general regions
Green's theorem
Let $C$ be a positively oriented and consists of a finite union of disjoint,piecewise smooth simple closed curve in a plane, and let $D$ be the region bounded by $C$. If $P$ and $Q$ ...
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Covariant derivative of determinant of the metric tensor
Let $(M,g)$ be a Riemannian manifold and $g$ the Riemannian metric in coordinates $g=g_{\alpha \beta}dx^{\alpha} \otimes dx^{\beta}$, where $x^{i}$ are local coordinates on $M$. Denote by $g^{\alpha \...
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Generalized definition of integrable condition on rough complex subbundle
Assume object are smooth at first. If we consider real subbundle, we can define integrability in terms of parameterization or coordinate.
A rank $r$ real subbundle $\mathcal V\le TM$ is called ...
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Is there any geometrical/homological intuition behind symmetrized gradient?
The gradient/differential/exterior differential/divergence/curl are all strictly related first order differential operators. As far as I understood, they are the base of (co)homological theories in ...
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Are $C^1$ immersions dense in $C^1$?
Let $M$ be a closed compact manifold.
Is the space of all $C^1$ immersions from $M$ to $\mathbb{R}^m$ ($m> \dim M$) dense in $C^1(M; \mathbb{R}^m)$ (in the $C^1$ topology)?
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Complex Structure on Manifold of Maps
Suppose $M$ is a compact smooth manifold and $V$ is a compact complex manifold. I want to show that the spaces $C^{k,\alpha}(M,V)$ and $W^{k,p}(M,V)$ (the latter for $kp>\dim M$) are complex ...
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