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Basic topological properties of manifolds

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Description

Topological manifolds inherit properties from their model space, such as the following. Let $M$ be a topological manifold.

  1. If $M$ is finite-dimensional, it is locally compact (if $M$ is modelled on e.g. the reals).
  2. $M$ is locally connected.
  3. $M$ is locally path-connected.
  4. Deduce that $M$ is connected iff it is path-connected.
  5. $M$ is locally simply connected.
  6. $M$ is semi-locally simply connected.

Current status (December 2024):

  • (1) is shown, and its converse also
  • (3) is proven also, as are the implications (3) => (2) and step (4) --- both in general, specific lemmas for manifolds are not worth it
  • (5) and (6) are not defined in mathlib yet; mathlib has simply connected spaces, though

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Research direction

Start by reviewing the existing manifold results for local compactness and local path-connectedness, then consult the linked PathConnected documentation and the SimplyConnectedSpace definition. Determine which listed properties remain formalized and whether the missing locally and semi-locally simply connected notions are available; done means the remaining applicable manifold properties are represented in mathlib.

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Issue type
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Over a week
Activity status
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Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
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