Description
Dependency graph for smooth manifolds: charts, atlases, tangent spaces, and smooth maps. Foundations for differential geometry.
Dependency Flowchart
graph TD
D1["D1 Smooth manifold\nHausdorff, 2nd countable, charts"]
D2["D2 Atlas\nMaximal collection of compatible charts"]
D3["D3 Tangent space T_p M\nDerivations at a point"]
D4["D4 Smooth map\nInfinitely differentiable between manifolds"]
T1["T1 Tangent space is vector space\ndim T_p M = n"]
T2["T2 Inverse function theorem\nLocal diffeomorphism criterion"]
T3["T3 Submersion theorem\nRegular value gives submanifold"]
T4["T4 Whitney embedding\nCompact M embeds in R^{2n}"]
T5["T5 Partition of unity\nExistence on paracompact manifolds"]
D1 --> D2
D1 --> D3
D4 --> D3
D2 --> D1
D3 --> T1
D4 --> T2
D4 --> T3
D1 --> T4
D1 --> T5
D2 --> T5
T2 --> T3
classDef definition fill:#3498db,color:#fff,stroke:#2980b9
classDef theorem fill:#1abc9c,color:#fff,stroke:#16a085
class D1,D2,D3,D4 definition
class T1,T2,T3,T4,T5 theorem
Color Scheme
Blue
Definitions (D1–D4)
Definitions (D1–D4)
Teal
Theorems (T1–T5)
Theorems (T1–T5)
Info
- Subcategory: differential_geometry
- Keywords: manifold, atlas, tangent space, smooth map, Whitney embedding
- Research frontier: arXiv math.DG