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Submersion (mathematics)
In mathematics, a submersion is a differentiable map between differentiable manifolds whose differential is everywhere surjective. This is a basic concept in differential topology. The notion of a submersion is dual to the notion of an immersion. Definition Let ''M'' and ''N'' be differentiable manifolds and f\colon M\to N be a differentiable map between them. The map is a submersion at a point p\in M if its differential :Df_p \colon T_p M \to T_N is a surjective linear map. In this case is called a regular point of the map , otherwise, is a critical point. A point q\in N is a regular value of if all points in the preimage f^(q) are regular points. A differentiable map that is a submersion at each point p\in M is called a submersion. Equivalently, is a submersion if its differential Df_p has constant rank equal to the dimension of . A word of warning: some authors use the term ''critical point'' to describe a point where the rank of the Jacobian matrix of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mathematics
Mathematics is an area of knowledge that includes the topics of numbers, formulas and related structures, shapes and the spaces in which they are contained, and quantities and their changes. These topics are represented in modern mathematics with the major subdisciplines of number theory, algebra, geometry, and analysis, respectively. There is no general consensus among mathematicians about a common definition for their academic discipline. Most mathematical activity involves the discovery of properties of abstract objects and the use of pure reason to prove them. These objects consist of either abstractions from nature orin modern mathematicsentities that are stipulated to have certain properties, called axioms. A ''proof'' consists of a succession of applications of deductive rules to already established results. These results include previously proved theorems, axioms, andin case of abstraction from naturesome basic properties that are considered true starting points of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Projection (linear Algebra)
In linear algebra and functional analysis, a projection is a linear transformation P from a vector space to itself (an endomorphism) such that P\circ P=P. That is, whenever P is applied twice to any vector, it gives the same result as if it were applied once (i.e. P is idempotent). It leaves its image unchanged. This definition of "projection" formalizes and generalizes the idea of graphical projection. One can also consider the effect of a projection on a geometrical object by examining the effect of the projection on points in the object. Definitions A projection on a vector space V is a linear operator P : V \to V such that P^2 = P. When V has an inner product and is complete (i.e. when V is a Hilbert space) the concept of orthogonality can be used. A projection P on a Hilbert space V is called an orthogonal projection if it satisfies \langle P \mathbf x, \mathbf y \rangle = \langle \mathbf x, P \mathbf y \rangle for all \mathbf x, \mathbf y \in V. A projection on a Hilbe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Algebraic Variety
Algebraic varieties are the central objects of study in algebraic geometry, a sub-field of mathematics. Classically, an algebraic variety is defined as the set of solutions of a system of polynomial equations over the real or complex numbers. Modern definitions generalize this concept in several different ways, while attempting to preserve the geometric intuition behind the original definition. Conventions regarding the definition of an algebraic variety differ slightly. For example, some definitions require an algebraic variety to be irreducible, which means that it is not the union of two smaller sets that are closed in the Zariski topology. Under this definition, non-irreducible algebraic varieties are called algebraic sets. Other conventions do not require irreducibility. The fundamental theorem of algebra establishes a link between algebra and geometry by showing that a monic polynomial (an algebraic object) in one variable with complex number coefficients is determ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stable Homotopy Groups Of Spheres
In the mathematical field of algebraic topology, the homotopy groups of spheres describe how spheres of various dimensions can wrap around each other. They are examples of topological invariants, which reflect, in algebraic terms, the structure of spheres viewed as topological spaces, forgetting about their precise geometry. Unlike homology groups, which are also topological invariants, the homotopy groups are surprisingly complex and difficult to compute. The -dimensional unit sphere — called the -sphere for brevity, and denoted as — generalizes the familiar circle () and the ordinary sphere (). The -sphere may be defined geometrically as the set of points in a Euclidean space of dimension located at a unit distance from the origin. The -th ''homotopy group'' summarizes the different ways in which the -dimensional sphere can be mapped continuously into the sphere . This summary does not distinguish between two mappings if one can be continuously deformed to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Framed Bordism
Framed may refer to: Common meanings *A painting or photograph that has been placed within a picture frame *Someone falsely shown to be guilty of a crime as part of a frameup Film and television * ''Framed'' (1930 film), a pre-code crime action starring Evelyn Brent, Regis Toomey and Ralf Harolde * ''Framed'' (1940 film), an American crime film * ''Framed'' (1947 film), a film noir starring Glenn Ford and Janis Carter * ''Framed'' (1975 film), a crime drama based on a novel starring Joe Don Baker and Conny Van Dyke * ''Framed'' (1990 film), HBO made-for-television film starring Jeff Goldblum * ''Framed'' (2002 film), TNT made-for-television film starring Rob Lowe * ''Framed'' (2009 film), BBC made-for-television film based on the Frank Cottrell Boyce novel * ''Framed'' (TV series), a 1992 drama series * ''Framed'' (U.S. TV program), an interview series that began in 2008 * "Framed" (''Spider-Man'': 1994 TV series), a 1996 episode of the animated series * "Framed", an episode of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cobordism
In mathematics, cobordism is a fundamental equivalence relation on the class of compact manifolds of the same dimension, set up using the concept of the boundary (French '' bord'', giving ''cobordism'') of a manifold. Two manifolds of the same dimension are ''cobordant'' if their disjoint union is the ''boundary'' of a compact manifold one dimension higher. The boundary of an (''n'' + 1)-dimensional manifold ''W'' is an ''n''-dimensional manifold ∂''W'' that is closed, i.e., with empty boundary. In general, a closed manifold need not be a boundary: cobordism theory is the study of the difference between all closed manifolds and those that are boundaries. The theory was originally developed by René Thom for smooth manifolds (i.e., differentiable), but there are now also versions for piecewise linear and topological manifolds. A ''cobordism'' between manifolds ''M'' and ''N'' is a compact manifold ''W'' whose boundary is the disjoint union of ''M'' and ''N'', \part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cartesian Square (category Theory)
In category theory, a branch of mathematics, a pullback (also called a fiber product, fibre product, fibered product or Cartesian square) is the limit of a diagram consisting of two morphisms and with a common codomain. The pullback is often written : and comes equipped with two natural morphisms and . The pullback of two morphisms and need not exist, but if it does, it is essentially uniquely defined by the two morphisms. In many situations, may intuitively be thought of as consisting of pairs of elements with in , in , and . For the general definition, a universal property is used, which essentially expresses the fact that the pullback is the "most general" way to complete the two given morphisms to a commutative square. The dual concept of the pullback is the '' pushout''. Universal property Explicitly, a pullback of the morphisms and consists of an object and two morphisms and for which the diagram : commutes. Moreover, the pullback must be unive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Local Trivialization
In mathematics, and particularly topology, a fiber bundle (or, in Commonwealth English: fibre bundle) is a space that is a product space, but may have a different topological structure. Specifically, the similarity between a space E and a product space B \times F is defined using a continuous surjective map, \pi : E \to B, that in small regions of E behaves just like a projection from corresponding regions of B \times F to B. The map \pi, called the projection or submersion of the bundle, is regarded as part of the structure of the bundle. The space E is known as the total space of the fiber bundle, B as the base space, and F the fiber. In the ''trivial'' case, E is just B \times F, and the map \pi is just the projection from the product space to the first factor. This is called a trivial bundle. Examples of non-trivial fiber bundles include the Möbius strip and Klein bottle, as well as nontrivial covering spaces. Fiber bundles, such as the tangent bundle of a manifo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fibration
The notion of a fibration generalizes the notion of a fiber bundle and plays an important role in algebraic topology, a branch of mathematics. Fibrations are used, for example, in postnikov-systems or obstruction theory. In this article, all mappings are continuous mappings between topological spaces. Formal definitions Homotopy lifting property A mapping p \colon E \to B satisfies the homotopy lifting property for a space X if: * for every homotopy h \colon X \times , 1\to B and * for every mapping (also called lift) \tilde h_0 \colon X \to E lifting h, _ = h_0 (i.e. h_0 = p \circ \tilde h_0) there exists a (not necessarily unique) homotopy \tilde h \colon X \times , 1\to E lifting h (i.e. h = p \circ \tilde h) with \tilde h_0 = \tilde h, _. The following commutative diagram shows the situation:^ Fibration A fibration (also called Hurewicz fibration) is a mapping p \colon E \to B satisfying the homotopy lifting property for all spaces X. The space B is called bas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vector Bundle
In mathematics, a vector bundle is a topological construction that makes precise the idea of a family of vector spaces parameterized by another space X (for example X could be a topological space, a manifold, or an algebraic variety): to every point x of the space X we associate (or "attach") a vector space V(x) in such a way that these vector spaces fit together to form another space of the same kind as X (e.g. a topological space, manifold, or algebraic variety), which is then called a vector bundle over X. The simplest example is the case that the family of vector spaces is constant, i.e., there is a fixed vector space V such that V(x)=V for all x in X: in this case there is a copy of V for each x in X and these copies fit together to form the vector bundle X\times V over X. Such vector bundles are said to be ''trivial''. A more complicated (and prototypical) class of examples are the tangent bundles of smooth (or differentiable) manifolds: to every point of such a manifold ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riemannian Submersion
In differential geometry, a branch of mathematics, a Riemannian submersion is a submersion from one Riemannian manifold to another that respects the metrics, meaning that it is an orthogonal projection on tangent spaces. Formal definition Let (''M'', ''g'') and (''N'', ''h'') be two Riemannian manifolds and f:M\to N a (surjective) submersion, i.e., a fibered manifold. The horizontal distribution \mathrm(df)^ is a sub-bundle of the tangent bundle of TM which depends both on the projection f and on the metric g. Then, ''f'' is called a Riemannian submersion if and only if the isomorphism df : \mathrm(df)^ \rightarrow TN is an isometry. Examples An example of a Riemannian submersion arises when a Lie group G acts isometrically, freely and properly on a Riemannian manifold (M,g). The projection \pi: M \rightarrow N to the quotient space N = M /G equipped with the quotient metric is a Riemannian submersion. For example, component-wise multiplication on S^3 \subset \mathbb^2 by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Local Diffeomorphism
In mathematics, more specifically differential topology, a local diffeomorphism is intuitively a map between Smooth manifolds that preserves the local differentiable structure. The formal definition of a local diffeomorphism is given below. Formal definition Let X and Y be differentiable manifolds. A function f : X \to Y is a local diffeomorphism, if for each point x \in X there exists an open set U containing x, such that f(U) is open in Y and f\vert_U : U \to f(U) is a diffeomorphism. A local diffeomorphism is a special case of an immersion f : X \to Y, where the image f(U) of U under f locally has the differentiable structure of a submanifold of Y. Then f(U) and X may have a lower dimension than Y. Characterizations A map is a local diffeomorphism if and only if it is a smooth immersion (smooth local embedding) and an open map. The inverse function theorem implies that a smooth map f : M \to N is a local diffeomorphism if and only if the derivative D f_p : T_p M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
