Submersion (mathematics) - Local Normal Form

Local Normal Form

If ƒ: MN is a submersion at p and ƒ(p) = qN then there exist an open neighborhood U of p in M, an open neighborhood V of q in N, and local coordinates (x1,…,xm) at p and (x1,…,xn) at q such that ƒ(U) = V and the map ƒ in these local coordinates is the standard projection

It follows that the full pre-image ƒ−1(q) in M of a regular value qN under a differentiable map ƒ: MN is either empty or is a differentiable manifold of dimension dim M − dim N, possibly disconnected. This is the content of the regular value theorem (also known as the submersion theorem). In particular, the conclusion holds for all qN if the map ƒ is a submersion.

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