So you suggest taking a finite sub-cover ${U_i}$ such that $M|_{U_i}=\{(x_1,\dots,x_{n-1},g_i\}$ where $g_i:\mathbb{R^{n-1}\to R}$ is a $C^1$ function on $U_i$?
Let $U$ be a compact set in $\mathbb{R}^k$ and let $f:U\to\mathbb{R}^n$ be a $C^1$ bijection. Consider the manifold $M=f(U)$.
Its volume distortion is defined as $G=det(DftDf).$ If $n=1$, one can deduce that $G=1+|\nabla f|^2$.
What happens for $n>1$? Can one bound from below this $G$? If...
Homework Statement
a. Suppose two particles with mass $m$ and coordinates $x_1$, $x_2$ collides elastically, find the lagrangian and prove that the linear momentum is preserved.
b. Find new coordiantes (and lagrangian) s.t. the linear momentum is conjugate to the cyclical coordinate.
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