1.II.24H

Differential Geometry
Part II, 2005

Let f:XYf: X \rightarrow Y be a smooth map between manifolds without boundary.

(i) Define what is meant by a critical point, critical value and regular value of ff.

(ii) Show that if yy is a regular value of ff and dimXdimY\operatorname{dim} X \geqslant \operatorname{dim} Y, then the set f1(y)f^{-1}(y) is a submanifold of XX with dimf1(y)=dimXdimY\operatorname{dim} f^{-1}(y)=\operatorname{dim} X-\operatorname{dim} Y.

[You may assume the inverse function theorem.]

(iii) Let SL(n,R)S L(n, \mathbb{R}) be the group of all n×nn \times n real matrices with determinant 1. Prove that SL(n,R)S L(n, \mathbb{R}) is a submanifold of the set of all n×nn \times n real matrices. Find the tangent space to SL(n,R)S L(n, \mathbb{R}) at the identity matrix.