Abstract
Taking an elementary and straightforward approach, we develop the concept of a regular value for a smooth map f:O→P between smooth orbifolds O and P. We show that Sard's theorem holds and that the inverse image of a regular value is a smooth full suborbifold of O. We also study some constraints that the existence of a smooth orbifold map imposes on local isotropy groups. As an application, we prove a Borsuk no retraction theorem for compact orbifolds with boundary and some obstructions to the existence of real-valued orbifold maps from local model orbifold charts.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 3583-3589 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Topology and its Applications |
| Volume | 159 |
| Issue number | 17 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Nov 1 2012 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Geometry and Topology
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