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A continuous deRham antidifferential

Differential Geometry 2014-04-11 v2

Abstract

Let M be a manifold, possibly with boundary. We show that the deRham differential from k-forms to exact (k+1)-forms has a continuous right inverse when both spaces are given the weak Whitney topology. This antidifferential operator is given a fairly explicit formula depending on the choice of a suitable good cover of M and local coordinates on the elements of the cover. If the antidifferential operator is applied to a smooth family of exact forms, it produces a smooth family of forms.

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@article{arxiv.1311.1414,
  title  = {A continuous deRham antidifferential},
  author = {Manuel Araujo and Gustavo Granja},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1311.1414},
  year   = {2014}
}

Comments

This paper has been withdrawn because it has become an appendix in arxiv:1404.2433

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