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Fibers of generic smooth maps between manifolds of equal dimension
I have heard that the following is a "well-known"
Claim. Let $M$ and $N$ be smooth manifolds with equal dimensions and $M$ compact. Then a generic smooth map $f\colon M\to N$ has finite ...
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Making sense of constant scalar curvature metric horns
Suppose we have a compact oriented surface $S$ and we remove a point $p$ on it. We could consider a neighboorhood $U$ of the puncture $p$, so that the points in this neighboorhood are described by ...
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Theories of manifolds w/ extra structure and singularities
Many different objects in mathematics can be described as manifolds with extra structure. Among the most famous examples of these are smooth manifolds, Riemannian manifolds, complex manifolds, and ...
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Is any singularity a subgerm of $(\mathbb{C}^n, 0)$?
I am studying singularity theory. I have often come across, in the literature, the sentence which says "let $(X,0) \subset (\mathbb{C}^n,0)$ be a singularity". Here a singularity is a ...
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Non-compactness on Penrose singularity
I've been studying singularities in GR, and (obviously), came across PST.
Let us state it as the following:
Let $(M, g)$ be a connected globally hyperbolic
spacetime with a noncompact Cauchy ...
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Making a continuous function into embedding by adding additional dimension
While doing my researches, I encountered the following problem.
Let $f:[0,1]^n\rightarrow \mathbb{R}^{n+k}$ be an arbitrary continuous function.
I want to make this function an embedding by perturbing ...
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Geometric interpretations of $A_k$ singularities on plane curves
Definition: A real smooth analytic function $f$ defined on some neighborhood of $t_0$ is said to have an $A_k$ singularity at $t_0$ if and only if $$ f'(t_0) = f''(t_0) = \dots = f^{(k)}(t_0) = 0$$ ...
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Codimension of cusp singularities in the space of 2-jets
In trying to prove Cerf's theorem about homotopies between Morse-functions I ended up thinking about the following problem.
For $n>2$, $a= (a_{i,j})\in GL(n-2)$, we define the polynomial map $C_a:\...
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Orbifolds are Thom-Mather stratified spaces
Where can I find a proof of (or if it is even true) that an (effective) orbifold is a Thom-Mather stratified space?
edit: after some search, I found the proof should be contained in either
GIBSON, C....
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forms on singular spaces that can be integrated on an LCI
I'd like to characterize rational $k$-forms on a singular scheme $X$ which can be integrated on any (real) bounded submanifold that is locally LCI in $X$ in a real sense (i.e., which is the real ...
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Robust features intuition?
The terminology robust features was introduced by Ian Porteous as they are features of a surface wich be followed when the surface is deformed. They capture important aspects of the surface geometry. ...
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Blowing up the zero section for "Chasse au Canard" (some new kind of geometric canards)
In this paper "Canard cycles and center manifolds" one encounters the blowing up of a non isolated set or manifold of singularities of a vector field or a singular foliation. This is a ...
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Non-transverse intersection of submanifolds
What can we tell about non-transverse intersection points of (smooth) submanifolds?
Especially, in the case of complementary dimensions, how can we define and calculate the ''multiplicity'' of an ...
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singular metric (with essential singularity)
Working on some $Q$-curvature equation in dimension $4$, I have been faced with singular metric of the form $(\mathbb{B}, e^{-1/\vert x\vert ^2} \vert dx\vert)$. I try to figure out to what those ...
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On Whitney's paper on real algebraic varieties
I had previously asked this question on math.stackexchange and did not receive an answer and so I decided to reword it and pose it here.
This question is based on Whitney's paper titled "...
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About the regularity of Thom's first isotopy theorem
Consider an abstract stratified set $(V, \Sigma)$ in the sense of Thom-Mather
(see Mather's note page 491-492 https://www.ams.org/journals/bull/2012-49-04/S0273-0979-2012-01383-6/S0273-0979-2012-01383-...
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Tangent space to subspace of orbit in jet spaces
I consider a map germ $f: (\mathbb{R}^n,0) \to \mathbb{R} $ which is $k$-determined for some $k \in \mathbb N$, i.e. for all map germs $g: (\mathbb{R}^n,0) \to \mathbb{R} $ having the same $k$-jet as $...
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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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Can we perturb a map $\mathbb{R}^n \to \mathbb{R}^n$ to have distinct singular values?
$\newcommand{\SO}[1]{\text{SO}(#1)}$
$\newcommand{\dist}{\operatorname{dist}}$
Let $\mathbb{D}^n$ be the closed $n$-dimensional unit ball, and let $f:\mathbb{D}^n \to \mathbb{R}^n$ be smooth.
Set
$$...
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Kähler-Einstein metrics on singular varieties
Let $X$ be a normal projective variety with klt singularities with numerically trivial canonical divisor $K_X$.
Does there always exist a Kähler-Einstein metric on $X$?
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Topological Singularities in Affine Varieties
Let $X$ be an affine variety over $\mathbb{C}$. Let $x\in X$.
If $x$ is non-singular, then $x$ is locally holomorphic (in the Euclidean topology). See here for a relevant MO post.
By results of ...
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Existence of meromorphic 2-forms over normal surface singularities
Let $(X,o)$ be an isolated normal surface singularity. Denote by $U:=X\backslash \{o\}$. I am looking for conditions on $(X,o)$ under which there exists a holomorphic section $\omega \in H^0(U, \Omega^...
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An upper bound for the number of singularities of a transversal vector field isometric to the zero field
Let $(M,g)$ be a Riemannian manifold. We equip the tangent bundle $TM$ with the Sasaki metric $g_s$.
A smooth vector field $X:M \to TM$ is called a transversal vector field if $X(M)$ is transverse ...
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Slow and fast forming singularities of the mean curvature flow
Let $M \times [0, T) \to \mathbb{R}^{n+1}$ be a mean curvature flow and let $T$ be a singular time. Let $A$ denote the second fundamental form.
We have a type I singularity if
$$
\max_{p \in M} |A(p,...
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Desingularization of the zero section of $TM$ as the manifold of singularities of the geodesic flow
However the method of "Blowing up of singularities" is initially introduced for an isolated singularity, but this method have been generalized to blowing up of a "Manifold of singularities"...
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Normal form of functions $(x^2+y^2)^n+$ higher terms
By Morse lemma for any $C^{\infty}$ function $f$ on $\mathbb R^2$ with Taylor series $(0,0)$ starting with $x^2+y^2$ one can find local $C^{\infty}$ coordinates $(x',y')$ such that locally $f(x',y')=...
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Frobenius structure for A_n singularities
I need to compute monodromy matrices $M(v)$, associated to a Frobenius structure for $A_n$ singularity with flat coordinates $v_1,\dots,v_n$, that is, $f(x)=x^{n+1}$. (due to Saito, Dubrovin etc.) ...
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How singular is the metric on an orbifold
I am reading some stuff on orbifolds. I am particularly interested in the metrics on orbifolds. The famous example of one orbifold is the "American football", which is $\mathbb{S}^2$ quotient by the ...
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resolution for the du Val's $(A_3)$-singularity
For the $A_m$-singularity, it can be viewed as the singular part of $\mathbb{C}^2/\mathbb{Z}_m$. The action of $\mathbb{Z}_m$ on $\mathbb{C}^2$ is defined as following
$$
\bar{1} \cdot (z,w) = (z e^{\...
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Normal form of volume functional about a minimal surface
Let $S$ be a closed manifold and $(M,g)$ be a Riemannian manifold. Minimal submanifolds are by definition the critical points of the volume functional
$$F: \mathcal{Imm}(S,M) \to \mathbb{R} \qquad \...
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Can the constant rank theorem for smooth manifolds be generalized to nonconstant rank?
The constant rank theorem says that
if $f\colon M→N$ is a smooth map whose rank equals some fixed $k≥0$ at any point of $M$, then, locally with respect to $M$ and $N$, the map $f$ assumes the easiest ...
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Higher homotopy of diffeomorphism groups from singularities
In the case of a genus $g$ surface $\Sigma$, it is well known that $MCG(\Sigma) = \pi_0 \operatorname{Diff}^+(\Sigma)$ is generated by Dehn twists, which come from a Kahler degeneration with smooth ...
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H-principle for smoothing
I'm trying to find algebraic embedding of singular curves into projective varieties that can be smoothed symplectically but not algebraically.
It's not hard (e.g. using the methods in Hartshorne-...
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quotient singularities
Let $X$ be a relaively compact projective variety and has only quotient singularities then for any n-form $\Omega$ , $$\int_{X_{reg}}\Omega\wedge \bar \Omega$$ is bounded? what about the converse
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Weil Petersson metric on moduli space of Calabi Yau manifolds
Let $f:(X,D)\to Y$ be a holomorphic fibre space where $D$ is divisor with conic singularities and let fibres $(X_s,D_s)$ are log Calabi-Yau pair .i.e $K_X+D$ is nummerically trivial, then we have ...
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Analytical formula for topological degree
At the first page of the following article http://arxiv.org/pdf/1004.1018v1.pdf [edit: the formula on the arXiv differs from the formula in the published paper, and the formula displayed below is the ...
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Higher Cerf Theory
Morse functions on a manifold $M$ are defined as smooth maps $f:M \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$, such that at the critical points we can find local coordinates so that $$f(x_1,\dots,x_n)=-x_1^2-x_2^2-\dots-...
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A geometric characterization of smooth points of a complex algebraic variety
Let $X^m\subset \mathbb{C}^n$ be an irreducible $m$-dimensional complex algebraic subvariety. Let $\mathbb{C}^n$ be equipped with the standard Hermitian metric.
Fix an arbitrary point $p\in X$. Let $...
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Whitney stratification and affine grassmanian
Let $G$ a simply connected group over $\mathbb{C}$ and $Gr:=G(\mathbb{C}((t)))/G(\mathbb{C}[[t]])$ the affine grassmannian. By Cartan decomposition we have a partition of stratas indexed by $\lambda\...
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Normal form for a holomorphic Morse function
Similarly to Morse lemma, a holomorphic Morse function can be written, near a critical point, as $W_1^2+W_2^2+...+W_n^2+C$ , for well chosen coordinates $W_1,W_2,...,W_n$. I want to cite this result ...
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Understanding maps from M to R^n, for n>dim M
I am interested in "approximating" smooth maps from a compact smooth manifold $M$ of dim $m$ into $\mathbb R^n,$ for $n>m,$ by "nice" maps, with properties similar to those of Morse functions. Of ...
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Stratification of a smooth map
So, this is an exercise. But from math.stackexchange I have been suggested to post this question here.
To find the Thom-Boardman stratification of the smooth map
$f(x,y,a,b,c,d)=x^2y+y^3+a(x^2+y^2)+...
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Applications of Slope Stability
Ross and Thomas developed slope-stability of $(X,L)$ where $X$ is an $L$-polarised variety and $L$ is an ample line bundle, as an obstruction to K-stability of $(X,L)$.
DISCLAIMER: (Forgive me if I ...
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Measuring contact between algebraic varieties
I have two regular surfaces in three space, both of which are given by an equation. I would like to measure the contact between the two surfaces using only their equations. Usually, one would find a ...
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Can a PDE constrain the degree of a $C^\infty$ map germ?
Let $\pi:E\to M$ be a smooth vector bundle over a smooth manifold, with $\text{rank}(E)=\text{dim}(M)$. For a section $\sigma$ of $E$ with a zero at $p\in M$, define the degree of the zero at $p$ to ...
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I was wondering if the set of singular loops is a (somewhere) submanifold of loop space?
The set of all smooth maps $S^1\to M^n$ ($M$ is a smooth manifold) is a generalized manifold(see http://ncatlab.org/nlab/show/smooth+loop+space).
I was wondering if the set of singular loops (maps ...
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Stable singularities of smooth map $\mathbb R^3\to \mathbb R^4$
Does anybody know any classification of stable singularities of smooth map $f:\mathbb R^3\to \mathbb R^4$?
It is clear that there are singularities which look like intersection of 2 (or 3 or 4) ...
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Singular semi-Riemannian Geometry: usefulness and state of the art
My question has two parts, one concerning the state of the art of the subject, and the other the usefulness.
1. State of the art.
Can someone provide references reflecting the state of the art in ...
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Localization of vanishing cycles
Consider a regular holonomic D-module (or a perverse sheaf) $M$ on a smooth variety $X$. Let $f:X\to A^1$ be a polynomial (or holomorphic) function.
Question: Is it true that the $\lambda \in A^1$ ...
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