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Pinu7
Mar1-11, 10:41 PM
Consider a Euclidean space or a manifold or whatever. Furthermore, consider two regions on this space. If one can construct a diffeomorphism between the points from one region to the other, does this imply that the two regions are homeomorphic?

My gut feeling is "yes," but I would like a confirmation with maybe an explanation.

Tinyboss
Mar2-11, 01:54 AM
Every diffeomorphism is in particular a homeomorphism, yes.

homology
Mar2-11, 06:16 AM
though clearly not the converse. To have a diffeomorphism you need some sort of differentiable structure which an arbitrary topological space does not have.

mathwonk
Mar3-11, 07:10 PM
if i have ham and eggs, does that mean i have eggs? i.e. you could only ask this question if you do not know what the words in it mean.

quasar987
Mar4-11, 08:08 AM
The explanation is the basic fact that a differentiable function is continuous.

Landau
Mar4-11, 05:19 PM
if i have ham and eggs, does that mean i have eggs? i.e. you could only ask this question if you do not know what the words in it mean.
Ha, nice answer :)