Exercise · ZW-SMOOTH-DIFFEOMORPHIC-DEFORMATION-007 · ★☆☆ Basic

What does it mean for the Jacobian of \(\varphi\) to be nonzero at every point?

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  • C. That \(\varphi\) is locally invertible

Explanation

A nonzero Jacobian means the differential is invertible, which gives local invertibility by the inverse function theorem.

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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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