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question from hatcher basic 3 manifolds

The question is: why should a homologically trivial embedded sphere in a simply connected (not necessarily compact) 3 manifold M bound a compact 3 manifold embedded in M? I had this problem reading ...
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Show that $f^{-1}(a)$ is a submanifold of $\mathbb{R}$

Let $f:\mathbb{R}\to\mathbb{R}$ be a real analytic function with infinitely many zeros. Let $a\neq 0$ be a real number. Show that $f^{-1}(a)$ is a submanifold of $\mathbb{R}$.
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Application of the transversality theorem

I am trying to do this question in Bredon's Topology and geometry about using the transversality theorem to show that the intersection of two manifolds is a manifold. Now it goes as follows: Let ...
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explanation of examples related to Boundary Orientation.

I found the example from my textbook. I understood similar example related to boundary orientation on $∂ H^n$ But I could not understand these two example which I posted. Please can you explain me ...
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Now I am asking that the topological and manifold boudary for real line I am grateful to explain me more clearly and instructively.

Let M be the subset $[0,1[$ $∪ $ {$2$} of the real line. Find its topological boundary $bd(M)$ and its manifold boundary $∂ M$. I know that while I find the topological boundary, I need to show ...
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When is a topological space a manifold?

I'm looking for someone to point me in the direction of papers or books which discuss when a topological space (perhaps with the conditions locally compact, Hausdorff) is a topological manifold, ...
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“Completing” a vector field on a non-compact manifold $M$

Suppose I have a non-compact smooth manifold $M$ and an arbitrary nowhere-vanishing smooth vector field $X$ on $M$ which is not complete. Is there a way to create a smooth vector field $V$ that is ...
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Complete non-vanishing vector field

Let $M$ be a non-compact smooth manifold. Suppose we have a nowhere-vanishing smooth vector field X. Is this vector field complete? I know it is when $M$ is compact. However, I am unsure in the ...
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Prove $X =\left \{(x, y) \in \mathbb{R}^3 \times \mathbb{R}^3 \ | \ |x| = 1, |y| = 1, x\cdot y = \frac{1}{2}\right\}$ is a manifold

I am having trouble with the following qualifying exam problem and I would appreciate any help. Thank you. Let $X$ be the set of pairs of unit vectors $(x, y)$ in $\mathbb{R}^3$ such that $x \cdot y ...
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Extending a smooth map

When can I extend a smooth map $f:\mathbb{R^2}-\lbrace 0 \rbrace \to S^1$ to a smooth map $\tilde{f}:\mathbb{R^2} \to S^1$. For instance, consider $g(x,y)=(x,y)/\sqrt{x^2+y^2}$? Am I able to extend ...
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Given a local diffeomorphism $f: N \to M$ with $M$ orientable, then $N$ is orientable.

Given a local diffeomorphism $f: N \to M$ with $M$ orientable. Why is $N$ orientable? My professor wrote this in class without giving a proof and said "you should try to prove this for fun :)". I ...
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Given that $X$ is closed and $Y$ is connected, prove that $Y$ is also closed.

I am having trouble with the following qualifying exam problem. Suppose $f: X \rightarrow Y$ is a smooth immersion between smooth manifolds of the same dimension. Given that $X$ is closed and $Y$ ...
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Vector field on an odd sphere

Let $x^1,y^1,\ldots,x^n,y^n$ be the standard coordinates on $\mathbb{R}^{2n}$. The unit sphere $S^{2n-1}$ in $\mathbb{R}^{2n}$ is defined by the equation $\sum_{i=1}^n(x^i)^2+(y^i)^2=1$. Show that ...
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Finding the kernel of Pushforward of $f:\mathbb R^n\rightarrow \mathbb R^k$

Let $U$ be an open subset of $\mathbb R^n$, $f:U\rightarrow\mathbb R^k$ a smooth map such that its pushforward is onto, for each $x\in U$, i.e. $$f_{*x}:T_xU\rightarrow T_{f(x)}\mathbb R^k$$ is ...
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Uniqueness of Smoothed Corners

Let $M^m$ be a smooth manifold with boundary. We may form a new topological manifold by "adjoining a handle to $M$", I.e. by choosing a smooth map $h : \partial \mathbb{D}^{\mu} \times ...
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Let $M$ and $N$ be smooth manifolds and $f: M\rightarrow N$ a diffeomorphism. Prove that the map $df:TM \rightarrow TN$ is a homeomorphism.

I am going through qualifying exam questions and I am stuck on this problem. I don't think it should be too difficult, but I am having a lot of difficulty. I am not even sure how to start. Some ...
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Qualifying Exam Question on Manifolds

I am practicing qualifying exam problems and I am having trouble with the following question. Any help is greatly appreciated. Let $P$ be a polygon with an even number of sides. Suppose that the ...
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Topological space M with partition of unity--->M paracompact. John Lee Problems

Suppose $M$ is a topological space with the property that for every open cover $X$ of $M$, there exists a partition of unity subordinate to $X$. Show that $M$ is paracompact.
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Show that 2 sets are not homeomorphic

Prove that a closed interval $A=[0,1]$ and $B=\{(x,y)∈R^2 \mid ||(x,y)||≤1\}$ are not manifold I'm struck with this problem.Can anyone explain how and what property should i use to show that for any ...
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How to show that open interval is manifold but closed one is not

Prove that we can define manifold's structure for $1.$ An open interval $A=(0,1) $ $2.B=\{(x,y)\in R^2 | ||(x,y)||<1\}$ And that we can't define manifold's structure for $3.$ An closed interval ...
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Why is $\partial\partial M=\varnothing$?

Why is the border of the border of an oriented differentiable $n$-dimensional Manifold $M$ empty, that is $$\partial\partial M = \emptyset?$$
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Tangent space to a product

Can you explain this question explicitly. This is a little bit difficult for me, but I want to learn how to solve. Thank you for help. If $M$ and $N$ are manifolds, let $\pi_1:M\times N\to M$ and ...
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Approach topological manifolds with smooth manifolds

Because I'm doing some problems that consider all the manifolds while the situation is really clear when considering only smooth manifolds. Thus my question is can we always appoint a topological ...
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Smoothing corners of a handle attachment

Say we attach a $\lambda$-handle, $\mathbb{D}^\lambda \times\mathbb{D}^{\mu}$, to a smooth manifold $M, \partial M$ by simply taking the quotient $M \cup_h \mathbb{D}^\lambda \times\mathbb{D}^{\mu}$ ...
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On the smooth structure of $\mathbb{R}P^n$ in Milnor's book on characteristic classes.

This question concerns problem 1-B in the book of Milnor and Stasheff part a. They first define the set $F:=\{f:\mathbb{R}P^n\rightarrow\mathbb{R} \mid \text{$f\circ q$ is smooth}\}$ where ...
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Different definitions of handle attachment

This is an extremely technical question about handle attachments.  I am asking why two definitions are equivalent.  My question appears in the second to last paragraph after I've described the two ...
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Show that $\Gamma(TM) \cong_{\mathbb{R}} \mathsf{Der}_{\mathbb{R}} C^{\infty}(M)$

Let $M$ be a smooth real manifold. I want to show that we have an isomorphism of real vector space $\Gamma(TM)$ of all smooth sections of $TM$ (i.e. of vector fields on $M$) and of real vector space ...
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set of immersions on a manifold is an open set in the set of all mappings to $\mathbb{R}^{2m+1}$

I'm studying a proof of Takens' Delay Embedding Theorem. A key fact used is that the set of immersions is open in the set of all mappings (mappings from an $m$-dimensional manifold M to ...
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Fundamental group of the following disc

What is the fundamental group of the following space in $\mathbf C^n$? This is the topological space given by $$\{(x_1,\ldots,x_n)\in \mathbf C^n-\{0\} : \vert x_1\vert < 1, \ldots, \vert x_n\vert ...
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Non-degenerate smooth functions on a manifold

I am trying to prepare a presentation on "the use of differential geometry in the theory of critical points", but only the case where there is a single variable. (only in dimension 1), and i ask ...
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Other definitions of orientation of a surface embedded in $\Bbb{R^3}$

i want to prove the following fact over orientation for connected surfaces which can be embedded in $\Bbb{R}^3$. I also see before the nice equivalent definitions given in "Orientation of closed ...
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orbits are open in Manifold ? group action on manifold.

I need to show: for a differentiable manifold $M$, and $Aut(M)$ acts on $M$, orbit of a point $a\in M$ is open in $M$, please help.
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Help understanding manifolds and topological spaces

I'm used to think about linear algebra with matrices and vectors, I don't have particular problems with geometry either, I'm having hard times understanding what is the meaning of a manifold and a ...
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Level Sets are Regular Submanifolds

In Section $9$ of Tu's Introduction to Manifolds, we're asked to find all values $c\in\Bbb R$ for which the level set $f^{-1}(c)$ is a regular submanifold when $$f(x,y)=x^3-6xy+y^2.$$By taking each of ...
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Proving that the smooth automorphism group of a manifold $M$ acts transitively on $M$

Let $M$ be a differentiable manifold of dimension $n$, let $p,q\in M$ any two points. We need to show there exists an automorphism $f\in \mathrm{Diff}(M)$ with the property that $f(p)=q$. Could ...
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How much of an $n$-dimensional manifold can we embed into $\mathbb{R}^n$?

I observed some naive examples. Spheres, for example, when we cut out one point, can be embedded into $\mathbb{R}^n$. And if we cut out a measure zero set of a projective space, it can be embedded ...
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Restricting the domain of an integral on a manifold

I would like to prove the following: Guess. Suppose M is an orientable smooth manifold without boundary and W is an open set in M. If $\omega$ is a smooth n-form on M such that $\operatorname{supp} ...
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Smooth maps between Euclidean spaces

There is a question that has bothered me for quite a long time. When we define smoothness of a function(or a map from one space to another), we define it as "has continuous partial derivatives of all ...
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How to show that the diagonal of $X\times X$ is diffeomorphic to $X$?

The diagonal $Q$ in $X\times X$ is the set of points of the form $(x,x)$. Show that $Q$ is diffeomorphic to $X$, so $Q$ is a manifold if $X$ is. Can anyone please help me to solve this question I ...
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Some questions about $S^n$

I have some questions about the $n$-sphere: I know that for $n=0,1,3$, $S^n$ forms a Lie group and I also know why it's true, but why is it not the case for other $n$? I have the same question for ...
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Describe tangent and normal bundle to a manifold

Consider the set $X:=\{(x,y,z)\in\mathbb{R}^3 | x^2+3y^2=1+z^2\}$ I have to show that $X$ is a submanifold of $\mathbb{R}^3$ (and this is trivial); then, using on $T\mathbb{R}^3$ the standard ...
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Relatively compact subsets of a manifold.

So I'm going through Otto Forster's "Lectures on Riemann Surfaces", and I need another hint (shame). This is in the "Cohomology Groups" sections, as part of a problem to show that for $X$ a compact ...
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Conditions for a group to admit the structure of a Lie group

This question is motivated by a previous one: Conditions for a smooth manifold to admit the structure of a Lie group and wants to be a sort of "converse". Here I am taking an abstract group $G$ and ...
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Why should the tangent bundle of the boundary of a conctractible manifold be stably trivial?

the question is already clear from the title, but I have to add at least 30 useless characters. The question is equivalent to ask if the normal bundle of the boundary is stably trivial
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Diffeomorphic riemannian manifolds and volume forms

Maybe the question will be stupid, but I'm a beginner in riemannian geometry... We have two riemannian manifolds $(M,g)$, $(\overline M,\overline g)$ and a diffeomorphism $F:M\rightarrow\overline M$ ...
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Pairwise Disjoint Balls on a Manifold

I am wondering if it is always possible to find disjoint sets on any manifold such that these sets are balls when mapped to their locally Euclidean space $such$ $that$ there are an infinite number of ...
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a theorem in topology

Is there anyone know there is a theorem in topology which states that a compact manifold "parallelizable" with N smooth independent vector fields. must be an N-torus? and why the vector field here is ...
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The most general notion of a directional derivative

Questions: I know you can define a directional derivative on some subset of $\mathbb R^n$, but what can be said about an arbitrary set of points, $S$? What are the most general criteria $S$ must ...
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Can I flip orientation at a point of a non-orientable manifold?

Let $p \in M$ be a point of a non-orientable smooth manifold, $M$. Does there exist a diffeomorphism $f: M \rightarrow M$ with $p \mapsto p$ and such that $df : T_pM \rightarrow T_pM$ is orientation ...
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Use of Implicit Function Theorem to provide examples of Manifolds

Suppose we know Definition 1 and Theorem 1, and want to prove Theorem 2 given below. Definition 1: A subset $M$ of $R^n$ is called an k-dimensional manifold (in $R^n$) if for each point $x\in M$ the ...

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