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Maps Of Manifolds
In mathematics, more specifically in differential geometry and topology, various types of functions between manifolds are studied, both as objects in their own right and for the light they shed Types of maps Just as there are various types of manifolds, there are various types of maps of manifolds. In geometric topology, the basic types of maps correspond to various categories of manifolds: DIFF for smooth functions between differentiable manifolds, PL for piecewise linear functions between piecewise linear manifolds, and TOP for continuous functions between topological manifolds. These are progressively weaker structures, properly connected via PDIFF, the category of piecewise-smooth maps between piecewise-smooth manifolds. In addition to these general categories of maps, there are maps with special properties; these may or may not form categories, and may or may not be generally discussed categorically. In geometric topology a basic type are embeddings, of which knot theo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Embedding
In mathematics, an embedding (or imbedding) is one instance of some mathematical structure contained within another instance, such as a group that is a subgroup. When some object X is said to be embedded in another object Y, the embedding is given by some injective and structure-preserving map f:X\rightarrow Y. The precise meaning of "structure-preserving" depends on the kind of mathematical structure of which X and Y are instances. In the terminology of category theory, a structure-preserving map is called a morphism. The fact that a map f:X\rightarrow Y is an embedding is often indicated by the use of a "hooked arrow" (); thus: f : X \hookrightarrow Y. (On the other hand, this notation is sometimes reserved for inclusion maps.) Given X and Y, several different embeddings of X in Y may be possible. In many cases of interest there is a standard (or "canonical") embedding, like those of the natural numbers in the integers, the integers in the rational numbers, the rational n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
