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Is there a sheaf theoretical characterization of a differentiable manifold?
I'm going through the crisis of being unhappy with the textbook definition of a differentiable manifold. I'm wondering whether there is a sheaf-theoretic approach which will make me happier. In a ...
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Compactification of a manifold
This is just a curiosity and the question is really foggy. I'm wondering if there can exist a notion of "minimal smooth compactification" (when I say minimal I think something like adding a finite ...
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Is the boundary $\partial S$ analogous to a derivative?
Without prethought, I mentioned in class once that the reason the symbol $\partial$
is used to represent the boundary operator in topology is
that its behavior is akin to a derivative.
But after ...
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Is the normal bundle of a torus trivial?
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Let $T^k \subseteq \mathbb{R}^n$, $ n > k$, be a smoothly embedded $k$-torus. Is its normal bundle trivial?
What about the normal bundle of $S^k \subseteq \mathbb{R}^n$, $n > k$, the $...
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Any 3-manifold can be realized as the boundary of a 4-manifold
We know
"Any closed, oriented $3$-manifold $M$ is the boundary of some oriented $4$-manifold $B$." See this post: Elegant proof that any closed, oriented 3-manifold is the boundary of some ...
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Relating different topologies on $C^{\infty}_c(M)$
This is somehow connected to this question.
I can think of at least four topologies to put on $C_c(M)$:
Topologize $C^{\infty}_c(M)\subseteq C^{\infty}(M)$ as a subspace with the weak Whitney $C^\...
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Density of continuous functions to interior in set of all continuous functions
Let $M$ be an $m$-dimensional manifold and $N$ be an $n$-dimensional manifold with boundary. Suppose also that the topology on $N$ can be described by a metric. Thus, the set $C(M,N)$ can be endowed ...
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Can we construct a general counterexample to support the weak whitney embedding theorm?
The weak Whitney embedding theorem states that any continuous function from an $n$-dimensional manifold to an $m$-dimensional manifold may be approximated by a smooth embedding provided $m > 2n$.
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Computing self-intersections with complex analysis
It is possible to find the winding number of a path $C \subset \mathbb{C}$ using complex analysis:
$$n = \oint_C\frac{dz}{z}.$$
You can also count the number of roots of $f(z) = 0$ inside a close ...
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Does there exist any non-contractible manifold with fixed point property?
Does there exist any non-trivial space (i.e not deformation retract onto a point) in $\mathbb R^n$ such that any continuous map from the space onto itself has a fixed point. I highly suspect that the ...
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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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3 manifolds with diffeomorphic unit tangent bundles
What can one say about two closed oriented 3-manifolds $M_1$ and $M_2$ such that $S^2 \times M_1$ is diffeomorphic to $S^2 \times M_2$?
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Immersion of $S^1$ in $\mathbb{R}^2$ that can be extended to $\mathbb{D}$
I was wondering about $\mathcal{C}^{\infty}$ immersions $S^1 \longrightarrow \mathbb{R}^2$ which are the restriction to $\partial \mathbb{D}$ of an immersion $\overline{\mathbb{D}} \longrightarrow \...
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Maps with small fibers between manifolds of equal dimension
The following question is an attempt to revise this one into what I intended.
Important revisions are shown in bold.
Are there any known examples of a compact Riemannian manifold $M$ with (possibly ...
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Codimension zero embeddings and maps with small fibers
Edit: as explained in my comment on alesia's answer, I mistakenly did not ask below the question I intended (due to my misguided efforts to simplify it). Thus, I revised and reposted my question here.
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Collared boundary of a non-metrizable manifold
For this question a manifold-with-boundary is a topological space which is Hausdorff and locally upper-Euclidean. Every metrizable manifold-with-boundary has a collared boundary, as shown in "Locally ...
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Is this subset of matrices contractible inside the space of non-conformal matrices?
Set $\mathcal{F}:=\{ A \in \text{SL}_2(\mathbb{R}) \, | \, Ae_1 \in \operatorname{span}(e_1) \, \, \text{ and } \, \, A \, \text{ is not conformal} \,\}$, and
$\mathcal{NC}:=\{ A \in M_2(\mathbb{R}) \...
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Equivalence of Flat Fiber Bundles vs Equivalence of Group Actions on the Fiber
Let's consider all flat fiber bundles with base space $B$ and fiber $F$, where $B$ and $F$ are compact and at least CW-complexes. (perhaps even topological/smooth manifolds if that helps)
All those ...
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Regularity of lipschitz and derivable function
Let be lipschitz $f$ on $[0,1]$ and everywhere derivable. Is it true that $f\in C^1([0,1])$ ?
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Does any smooth orbifold can be triangulated by orbi-simplex(triangulation of orbifolds)
every smooth manifold can be triangulated, is it true for orbifold? Is it a known result? If yes, is there any reference?
reply to the comment : G does not need to be any subgroup of Sn , any ...
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Density of functions into the circle glueing
Let $\{U_i\}_{i=1}^2$ be an open cover of $S^1$, with $U_i\cong \mathbb{R}$ (for example, $U_1$ is the lower arc of the circle and $U_2$ is the upper part). Let $\iota_i:U_i\hookrightarrow S^1$ be ...
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Does a coarser topology lead to a non-Hausdorff topological manifold? [closed]
Take a topological manifold $M$. Suppose one considers a strictly coarser topology than the manifold topology. Can such topology result in a non-Hausdorff topological manifold?
NOTE: PLEASE avoid the ...
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