Exercise · ZW-SMOOTH-DIFFEOMORPHIC-DEFORMATION-001 · ★★☆ Intermediate

A map \(\varphi:M\to N\) is a candidate to be a diffeomorphism, but its inverse turns out to be only continuous and not smooth. Which conclusion is correct?

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  • A. It is not a diffeomorphism, because smoothness of \(\varphi^{-1}\) is also required

Explanation

Smoothness of \(\varphi^{-1}\) is part of the definition of a diffeomorphism, so a merely continuous inverse is not enough.

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Review the concept: Smooth diffeomorphic deformation

A smooth diffeomorphic deformation \(\varphi\) is a bijective, smooth transformation whose inverse is also smooth.

\[\varphi^{-1}\text{ is smooth}\]

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