Questions tagged [smooth-manifolds]

For questions about smooth manifolds, a topological manifold with a maximal smooth atlas.

A topological manifold of dimension $n$ is a Hausdorff, second countable topological space $X$ such that each $x \in X$ has a neighbourhood homeomorphic to an open subset of $\mathbb{R}^n$.

A smooth atlas on a topological manifold $X$ is a collection of pairs $\left\lbrace(U_{\alpha}, \varphi_{\alpha})\right\rbrace_{\alpha\in A}$ where $U_{\alpha}$ is an open subset of $X$ and $\varphi_{\alpha} : U_{\alpha} \to \varphi_{\alpha}(U_{\alpha}) \subseteq \mathbb{R}^n$ is a homeomorphism such that $\bigcup\limits_{\alpha\in A}U_{\alpha} = X$.

A topological manifold with a maximal smooth atlas is called a smooth manifold.

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How do I understand $T_p(\mathbb{R^n})\cong D_p(\mathbb{R}^n)$ intuitively?

This might be a stupid question, but I'm reading Tu's smooth manifold chapter 8 and still couldn't figure out what the tangent vector means and what the above isomorphism tells us intuitively in Euclidean space (so that I can also apply this…
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Question on basic theorems on differential manifold

I'm studying the definition of smooth manifolds and constantly thrown off by two atlases, $A=(\mathbb{R}, f:x\mapsto x^{1/3})$ and $B=(\mathbb{R}, f:x\mapsto x)$, each of which constutes of a single chart (I guess this is valid, correct?). In Tu's…
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${\left(\frac{\partial}{\partial x_j}\right)}_p = {\left(\frac{\partial}{\partial y_j}\right)}_p$ if $x_j = y_j$?

Let $M$ be a (real) manifold and let $(U , \varphi)$ and $(U , \psi)$ be two charts on $M$ with $\varphi = (x_1 , \ldots , x_n)$ and $\psi = (y_1 , \ldots , y_n)$. If $j \in \{1 , \ldots , n\}$, $p \in U$ and $x_j = y_j$, is…
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A differentiable function is onto or not in higher dimension

Suppose we have a differentiable function $ F : \mathbb R^n \rightarrow \mathbb R^n$ and it's derivative 'function(linear function)' at each point always has non zero determinent then is the function onto? I know it is one-one and onto in small…
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Tangent space of the image of an immersion

I'm going to phrase my question in a certain context (while I do believe generalisations are possible!). Say we have an injectieve Lie group homomorphism $F\colon G\to H$ between Lie groups $G$ and $H$. Then $\operatorname{Im}F$ is an immersed…
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Is the transition function on manifolds commutative?

I am reading through Renteln: Manifolds, Tensors and Forms to hopefully one day tackle relativity (the hyperlink goes directly to the page in question). My question is probably a fairly simple one, the transition function between two overlapping…
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sub-family of cover with compact closure is still a cover?

Here is a problem about existence of exhaustion of a manifold: Denote manifold as $M$, with Hausdorff, second-countability and locally Euclidean property. Show there exists a exhaustion of $M$. And first part of proof is here: Since $M$ is…
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nowhere $0$ vector field on $\mathbb{R}$ such that integral curves can be defined only on neighborhood of $0$

This is question 2 from Spivak Vol 1. Chapter 5: Find a nowhere $0$ vector field on $\mathbb{R}$ such that all integral curves can be defined only on some interval around $0$. I don't quite understand what the question is asking... Is $x \mapsto…
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Existence of critical points

I want to prove: We denote the $n$-sphere by $S^n$. Let $f : S^2 \to S^1$ be a $C^{\infty}$ function. Then $f$ has at least two critical points on $S^2$. My effort: Let $p : \mathbb{R} \to S^1$ be a covering map and assume $f(y_0) = x_0$ and…
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Let $M=\{(t,f(t))\mid t\in (-1,1)\}$. What is a Chart $(\varphi,W) $ s.t. $\varphi (W\cap M)=\{(x,y)\in \varphi (W)\mid y=0 \}$?

Let $M=\{(t,f(t))\mid t\in (-1,1)\}$ a sub-manifold of $\mathbb R^2$ of dimension $1$ (so $f$ is at least $\mathcal C^1$). A theorem of my course says that for all $a\in M$, there is a chart $(\varphi ,W)$ where $W$ is an open of $\mathbb R^2$ s.t.…
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Proof that in a smooth manifold every open set has same cardinality?

The manifold of $\Bbb R^n$ with its usual topology certainly has this property, every open set has the same size as every other open set, so there exists a bijection between any two open sets. But, does the fact that a smooth manifold is locally…
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Meaning of the composition of a smooth map and a smooth vector field

In DoCarmo’s Riemannian Geometry, a vector field $X$ on a manifold $M$ is interpreted both as a map from $M$ to its tangent bundle $TM$, and when smooth as an operator on the set of smooth real-valued maps $\mathscr D$ of $M$. After defining the…
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What's a smooth neighborhood? Why can it result from a transition map?

What's a smooth neighborhood? Why can it result from a transition map? Particularly I found this in a proof for the maximal atlas being smooth. Here one constructs a composition of two transition maps, but then it's said that the composition is "a…
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Why does $D_v f(a)=\lim_{t \rightarrow 0} \frac{f(a+tv)-f(a)}{t}$ reduce to $v^i \frac{df}{d x^i}(a)$ when $v_a = v^i e_i |_a$?

Why does $D_v f(a)=D v|_a f=\lim_{t \rightarrow 0} \frac{f(a+tv)-f(a)}{t}$ reduce to $$v^i \frac{df}{d x^i}(a)$$ when $v_a = v^i e_i |_a$? What I read is that this means that $$v_i D_v f(a)=v_i \lim_{t \rightarrow 0} \frac{f(a+te_i)-f(a)}{t}$$ But…
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Equivalence of the two definitions of smooth maps

Problem Let $M$ and $N$ be smooth manifolds and let $F: M\to N$ be any map. Then prove that the followings are equivalent, For every $p \in M$ there exists smooth charts $(U,\varphi)$ containing $p$ and $(V,\psi)$ containing $F(p)$ such that…
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