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Non-existence of local generators for Sobolev tangent subundles

Let $U\subset\mathbb R^n$ be a bounded open set, a rank $r\le n$ measurable tangent subbundle $\mathcal V$ on $U$ is a map to the Grassmannian $\mathcal V:U\to Gr(r,\mathbb R^n)$ which is only defined ...
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For which maps $S^1\to S^1$ is the winding number defined?

There are two classes of maps $S^1\to S^1$ for which I know how to define the winding number: • Continuous maps: Using the unique path lifting property of the universal covering map $\mathbb R\to S^...
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