Questions tagged [smoothness]
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Parallelizability of the Milnor's exotic spheres in dimension 7
Are the Milnor's seven dimensional exotic spheres parallelizable?
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A differentiable isometry is smooth?
I posted this question in MSE but got no response (even after giving a bounty), so I am trying here.
Let $M,N$ be smooth $d$-dimensional Riemannian manifolds.
Suppose $f:M \to N$ is a differentiable ...
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Smoothness of the closest point on a submanifold
Let $(M,g)$ be a smooth Riemannian manifold, and let $S \subseteq M$ be a compact submanifold.
Assume that for each $p \in M$, there exist a unique closest point on $S$, i.e a unique point $\tilde s(...
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Example of a smooth morphism where you can't lift a map from a nilpotent thickening?
Definition. A locally finitely presented morphism of schemes $f\colon X\to Y$ is smooth (resp. unramified, resp. étale) if for any affine scheme $T$, any closed subscheme $T_0$ defined by a square ...
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Is there an example of a variety over the complex numbers with no embedding into a smooth variety?
Is there an example of a variety over the complex numbers with no embedding into a smooth variety?
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Kolmogorov superposition for smooth functions
Kolmogorov superposition theorem states that a continuous function $f(x_1,\ldots,x_n)$ can be written as
$$f(x_1,\ldots,x_n)=\sum_{q=0}^{2n}\Phi_q\left(\sum_{p=1}^{n}\phi_{q,p}(x_p)\right)$$
for ...
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Is there an example of a formally smooth morphism which is not smooth?
A morphism of schemes is formally smooth and locally of finite presentation iff it is smooth.
What happens if we drop the finitely presented hypothesis? Of course, locally of finite presentation is ...
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Interpolating between piecewise linear functions, with a family of smooth functions
Let $[a,b)\subset\mathbb R$, and $F,G:[a,b)\to\mathbb R$ two decreasing piecewise linear functions so that $F(x)\leq G(x)$ for any $x\in[a,b)$. We assume that:
there is a number $k\in\mathbb N-\{0\}$ ...
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How much smoothness does the tennis ball theorem need?
The tennis ball theorem states that a smooth-enough curve that bisects the surface area of a sphere must have at least four inflection points. There are plenty of sources on this but most of them are ...
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Slice knots and exotic $\mathbb R^4$
In the http://arxiv.org/abs/math/0606464v1 I read
"If you want to prove existence of exotic smooth structure on $\mathbb R^4$ you can do this if you are in
possession of a knot which is ...
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(When) is isomorphism on differentials enough to guarantee that a map is étale?
I'm sorry if this is too easy for MO.
Let $S$ be a locally noetherian scheme, flat over $\mathrm{Spec}\,\mathbb{Z}$, $X$ and $Y$ be flat $S$-schemes locally of finite presentation, and let $f:X\to Y$ ...
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Are algebras of smooth functions formally smooth?
Let $M$ be a manifold. Then is the ring of smooth functions $C^\infty(M,\mathbb{R})$ formally smooth over $\mathbb{R}$?
If it helps, feel free to assume that $M$ is compact.
(This is not a joke ...
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Is the square root of a monotonic function whose all derivatives vanish smooth?
Let $g:[0,\infty] \to [0,\infty]$ be a smooth strictly increasing function satisfying $g(0)=0$ and $g^{(k)}(0)=0$ for every natural $k$.
Is $\sqrt g$ is infinitely (right) differentiable at $x=0$?
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Exotic smoothness and Parallelizability
Regarding the parallelizability of the Milnor's seven dimensional exotic spheres:
Parallelizability of the Milnor's exotic spheres in dimension 7
The following question naturally arises:
Suppose ...
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Do locally convex topological vector spaces embed into diffeological spaces?
The nLab casually remarks that locally convex tvs embed into diffeological spaces by (discussion around) a corollary in Kriegl and Michor, namely 3.14, but this deals with Boman's theorem and results ...
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smooth functional to detect whether a function has a zero
Does there exist a function $F : C^\infty(\mathbb{R}, [0, \infty)) \to \mathbb{R}$ with the following properties:
$F(f) = 0$ if and only if there exists an $x \in [0,1]$ such that $f(x) = 0$.
$F$ is ...
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Do smooth ind schemes have Dualizing sheafs?
Say I have an ind scheme $X = \cup_i X_i$ over a field $k$. I have its tangent bundle $\hom_k(k[\epsilon], X)$ which I can think of as ind scheme via $\cup_i \hom_k(k[\epsilon],X_i)$. The problem is ...
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If $\Omega_{X/Y}$ is locally free of rank $\mathrm{dim}\left(X\right)-\mathrm{dim}\left(Y\right)$, is $X\rightarrow Y$ smooth?
Suppose I have a morphism $f:X\rightarrow Y$ such that the relative sheaf of differentials $\Omega_{X/Y}$ is locally free. Does it follow that $f$ is smooth?
The answer is no, but for a silly reason. ...
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on the local structure of schemes
Let $X$ be an integral finite type scheme over $\mathbb{C}$. Let $x\in X$, such that there exists a neighborhood $U$ of $x$, such that the sheaf of differentials $\Omega^{1}_{U}$ decomposes into:
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Can one check formal smoothness using only one-variable Artin rings?
Let $f:X\rightarrow Y$ be a morphism of schemes over a field $k$. Can one check that $f$ is formally smooth using only Artin rings of the form $k^{\prime}\left[t\right]/t^{n}$, where $k^{\prime}$ is ...
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On Glaeser's Theorem for non-smooth functions
Glaeser's Theorem says that a $C^\infty$ function $F$ on $\mathbb R^n$ which is invariant under permutation of the variables is a smooth function of the symmetric polynomials of $(x_1, \dots, x_n)$.
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Can smoothness of curves into a convenient locally convex vector space be tested with just a dense subspace of the dual?
Let $E$ be a (Hausdorff) locally convex vector space (from now on just "lcs" for short). We say that $E$ is convenient (also called locally complete, Mackey-complete or $c^\infty$-complete) if, given ...
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Interpretation of $p$-adic 'smoothness'
real case: In the very first course of Calculus, one learns that a real function $f \colon \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}$ is called smooth, if it is differentiable as many times as one pleases. So the ...
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Criterion for smooth functions [duplicate]
Let $f:\mathbb{R}→\mathbb{R}$ a real-valued function and $m,n∈\mathbb{N}^∗$ coprime, i.e. greatest common divisor of m and n is 1, and define $f^m:=f\cdot f\cdot\ldots\cdot f.$
Show that
$$f^m,f^n\in ...
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How should I try to imagine exotic smoothness in R4?
I am trying to wrap my mind around the concept of exotic smoothness in (and only in) $\mathbb{R}^4$.
I have some mathematical literature, but can anyone point to a semi-intuitive, semi-visual example?...
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How singular can the Stein factorization of a proper map between smooth varieties be?
A little bit of motivation (the question starts below the line): I am studying a proper, generically finite map of varieties $X \to Y$, with $X$ and $Y$ smooth. Since the map is proper, we can use the ...
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Bertini's theorem over non-algebraically closed field
Let $K$ be a non-algebraically closed (infinite) field of characteristic $0$ and $X$ a smooth, projective $K$-variety. Does there exist an ample invertible sheaf $\mathcal{L}$ on $X$ such that a ...
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Is the Borel lemma projection a smooth principal bundle?
Consider the Fréchet spaces $C^\infty(\mathbb{R},\mathbb{R})$ and $\mathbb{R}^\infty$, and the continuous linear map
$$
J\colon C^\infty(\mathbb{R},\mathbb{R}) \to \mathbb{R}^\infty
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returning the ...
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Smoothness of a projective variety via the derived category
Let $X$ be a smooth projective integral variety over an algebraically closed field $k$. Let $Y$ be a (not necessarily smooth) projective integral variety over $k$.
Assume that $D^b(X) \cong D^b(Y)$.
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Is $(x^2y,xy^2)$ log smooth?
Consider the map
$$f:\mathbb C^2\to\mathbb C^2$$
$$(x,y)\mapsto(x^2y,xy^2)$$
We can view $f$ as induced by the map of monoids $g:\mathbb Z^2_{\geq 0}\to\mathbb Z^2_{\geq 0}$ given by the matrix $(\...
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Are metric isometries smooth at the boundary?
Let $M,N$ be smooth Riemannian manifolds with boundary (In particular, we assume the boundaries are smooth).
Suppose we have a map $\phi:M \to N$ which satisfies the following properties:
$$(1) \, \,...
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Smooth dependence on parameters of invariant manifolds
This may be considered a followup question to smooth dependence of stable manifold on parameters. In particular, I would like to know in more detail how smooth parameter dependence of a (generalized) ...
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Zero points of a smooth function on $\mathbb{R}$
Assume $f(x)$ is a smooth function on $\mathbb{R}$ and $f$ does not vanish on any interval. In other words, $f$ can have zero points but we cannot find any interval $(a, b)$ such that $f(x)=0$ for all ...
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Path algebras are formally smooth
In Ginzburg's notes Lectures on Noncommutative Geometry, he claim that the path algebra of a quiver is formally smooth (See Section 19.2).
I have two questions. First, how to show this claim and ...
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Does smooth target space and smooth fibers imply smooth total space?
Suppose that $f: X \rightarrow Y$ is a morphism between algebraic varieties. If $Y$ is smooth, and the fibers of $f$ over closed points of $Y$ are proper and nonsingular, does it follow that $X$ is ...
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Is every variety an image of a smooth variety?
Let $X$ be a finite type scheme over a field $k$.
Is it true that there exists a surjective morphism $f : Y \rightarrow X$, where $Y$ is smooth over $k$?
In other words, is every such scheme a ...
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A smooth function such that the second derivative of its absolute value is a distribution of positive order
Let $f\in C^\infty(\mathbb R;\mathbb R)$ and let us define $g(x)=\vert f(x)\vert$. It is easy to verify that $g$ is locally Lipschitz-continuous function, but I would like to find an example of a ...
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$C^{k, \alpha}$ gradients $\implies C^{k + 1, \alpha}$ level sets
Referring to the statement in the parentheses below (Regularity Theory for Elliptic PDE, Xavier Ros-Oton, p. 172)
-- the authors go forward to make a bootstrapping argument that uses this result:
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A smooth function $\mathbb{R}\to\mathbb{R}$ agrees with an analytic function on a bounded infinite set
Fix a smooth function $f:\mathbb{R}\to\mathbb{R}$. Do there exist real numbers $a<b$, an infinite set $S\subset (a, b)$ and an analytic function $g$ defined on $(a-\epsilon, b+\epsilon)$ for some $\...
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On Glaeser's result for the square-root of a smooth non-negative function
One of the results due to Georges Glaeser is the following: there exists a non-negative $C^\infty$ function $f$ on the real line, flat at its zeroes, such that $\sqrt{f}$ is not $C^2$. On the other ...
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Unitary representations of finite dimensional Lie groups on infinite-dimensional Hilbert spaces
I am interested in the proofs of continuity of some standard unitary representations appearing in Physics. Additionally, I am interested in the integration of finite-dimensional Lie algebras of skew-...
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Derivatives of $C^{\infty}$ non analytic function
Question: Given $f\in C^{\infty}$ which is not analytic on a bounded domain $\Omega \subseteq \mathbb{R}$. What can we say about the sequence $\lbrace f^{(m)} \rbrace _{m=1}^{\infty} $? Specifically - ...
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A regular, geometrically reduced but non-smooth curve
Can anyone give an example of a projective, regular, geometrically reduced but non-smooth curve ?
Of course, the base field should be imperfect.
In Exercise 4.3.22 of Qing Liu's book Algebraic ...
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Differentiability of polytope shadow areas
Let $P$ be an opaque convex polyhedron containing the origin in $\mathbb{R}^3$,
and let $S$ be an origin-centered sphere strictly containing $P$: $S \supset P$.
For a point $x$ on $S$, let $\sigma(x)$ ...
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Relative version of Hilbert syzygy theorem
I presume that answers to the following questions are likely to exist in the literature; so this question is mostly a reference request (but failing that, I would be certainly interested in learning a ...
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Extension of functions from geodesically convex compact sets in a Riemannian manifold
In the paper Extension operators for spaces of infinite differentiable Whitney jets (J. reine angew. Math. 602 (2007), 123—154, DOI:10.1515/crelle.2007.005) by Leonhard Frerick, a convenient condition ...
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Smoothness of the radius of convergence
Let $(x\mapsto a_n(x))_n$ be a sequence of smooth functions defined on some fixed interval $I$. Consider the power series $\sum_{n\geq 0}a_n(x)t^n$ and denote by $R(x)$ its radius of convergence. Does ...
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Confusion with formally unramified = immersion and formally smooth = submersion
From this MO question I learned to tentatively think of formally unramified arrows as immersions and of formally smooth arrows as submersions.
I'm trying to semi-formally handwave myself into ...
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Critical Smoothness on Besov Spaces $B^s_{p}$: how does it evolved with $p$?
We denote by $B_{p}^s(\mathbb{T}) := B_{p,p}^s(\mathbb{T})$ the Besov space over the circle $\mathbb{T}$ with parameters $p=q \in (0, \infty]$ and smoothness $s \in \mathbb{R}$.
For $p>0$ fixed and ...
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Uniqueness of smooth compactification upto a smooth morphism
By a $k$-variety, we will mean a separated scheme of finte type over a field $k$. Let $k$ be of characteristic 0. Given a smooth quasi-projective $k$-variety $X$, there is a projective $k$-variety $\...