Undergrad Unclear step in "Change of variable in a multiple integral" proof

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The discussion revolves around the proof of a theorem in Zorich's Mathematical Analysis II, focusing on the decomposition of diffeomorphisms. A participant expresses confusion regarding a specific sentence in the proof, particularly about the intersection of sets and their containment within neighborhoods. They clarify that the truth of the statement relies on the triangle rule, which ensures that small neighborhoods are appropriately contained. Additionally, they raise a question about a generalization of the theorem, specifically regarding the inclusion of points in boundary relations. The conversation highlights the complexities of understanding the proofs and the need for precise definitions in mathematical analysis.
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I'm studying the proof of this theorem (Zorich, Mathematical Analysis II, 1st ed., pag.136):

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which as the main idea uses the fact that a diffeomorphism between two open sets can always be locally decomposed in a composition of elementary ones.
As a remark, an elementary diffeomorphism ##\varphi## is a diffeomorphism under which only a single variable is modified (in the following example, the last one):

##\left\{\begin{matrix}
x^1=\varphi^1(t^1,...,t^n)=t^1\\
x^2=\varphi^2(t^1,...,t^n)=t^2\\
...\\
x^{n-1}=\varphi^{n-1}(t^1,...,t^n)=t^{n-1}\\
x^{n}=\varphi^{n}(t^1,...,t^n)
\end{matrix}\right.##

The proposed proof (pag.142) starts in this way:

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I can't understand the last sentence, because as an intuitively counterexample I'm imagining out this situation:

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where the pink set is a set with a diameter less than ##\delta##, that intersect ##K_t##, but that is not contained in any neighborhoods of the finite family covering ##K_t##.
Am I missing something?
 
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I think U(t_1), \dots, U(t_k) is meant. The truth of that is a consequence of the triangle rule, and the consequence is that any sufficiently small neighbourhood is contained within a neighbourhood where \varphi decomposes as claimed. (Compare the proof of the Heine-Cantor Theorem.)
 
Ok, the idea is clear. Thank you.
 
I post again in this thread, because I have another question on the same argument.
I'm studying this generalization (pag.145) of the previous theorem:

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whose proof begins in this way:

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where my doubt is on the highlighted relation.
I think that it would be ##x\in\partial D_x \cup S_x## instead ##x\in\partial D_x \setminus S_x##, no?
If I'm wrong, then I can't understand the successive relation ##\overline{V}_x\subset D_x\setminus S_x##, because I can't see why a point of ##\partial V_x## could not be inside ##S_x##.
 
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