A general Fredholm theory I: a splicing-based differential geometry
Helmut W. Hofer
Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, USAKris Wysocki
Penn State University, University Park, United StatesEduard Zehnder
ETH Zürich, Switzerland
Abstract
This is the first paper in a series introducing a generalized Fredholm theory in a new class of smooth spaces called polyfolds. These spaces, in general, are locally not homeomorphic to open sets in Banach spaces. The present paper describes some of the differential geometry of this new class of spaces. The theory will be illustrated in upcoming papers by applications to Floer Theory, Gromov-Witten Theory, and Symplectic Field Theory.
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Helmut W. Hofer, Kris Wysocki, Eduard Zehnder, A general Fredholm theory I: a splicing-based differential geometry. J. Eur. Math. Soc. 9 (2007), no. 4, pp. 841–876
DOI 10.4171/JEMS/99