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A vector field whose flow has constant singular values

$\newcommand{\tr}{\operatorname{tr}}$ $\renewcommand{\div}{\operatorname{div}}$ Let $D \subseteq \mathbb{R}^2$ be the closed unit disk. Given a vector field $X$ on $D$, let $\psi_t$ be its flow. Does ...
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The space of diffeomorphisms on a manifold

It is well known that given a compact connected smooth manifold without boundary $M$, the set of diffeomorphisms $Diff^{r}(M)$ of $M$ for $r≥1$, is open in $C^{r}(M)$, the set of continuous functions (...