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Approximation theory is concerned with how functions can best be approximated with simpler functions, and with quantitatively characterizing the errors introduced thereby.

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Given a local metric which is $C^1$-close to another, can we extend it globally while preser...

Let $M$ be a smooth closed manifold, and let $g_0$ be a Riemannian metric on $M$. Let $U$ be a neighbourhood of $p \in M$, and suppose that we are given a metric $g$ on $U$, which satisfies $\| g-g_ …
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Can we stay invertible while approximating linear maps in Sobolev spaces?

Let $\Omega \subseteq \mathbb{R}^n$ be an open bounded domain with a smooth boundary. Fix $1<p<n$. Let $A \in W^{1,p}(\Omega;\text{End}(\mathbb{R}^n)) \cap C(\Omega;\text{End}(\mathbb{R}^n))$ with $\d …
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Can we approximate this matrix field with an invertible matrix field?

Let $\mathbb{D}^2=\{ x \in \mathbb{R}^2 \, | \, |x| \le 1\}$ be the closed unit disk, and set $$\begin{equation*} A(x,y)=\left( \begin{array}{cc} x & -y \\ y & x \end{array} \right) \end{equation*}. …
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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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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 vec …
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Can we approximate harmonic maps which are a.e. orientation-preserving with maps which prese...

Let $\mathbb{D}^n$ be the closed unit ball, and let $f:\mathbb{D}^n \to \mathbb{R}^n$ be harmonic; More precisely, I assume that $f$ is real-analytic and harmonic on the interior $(\mathbb{D}^n)^o$ an …
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Is the kernel of a Fredholm operator stable under perturbation?

This is a follow-up of this question. In a nutshell: Does the kernel of a bounded operator change "nicely" with the operator? Let $(X,\| \cdot \|)$ be an infinite-dimensional normed vector space …
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