Let (X,T) be a topological space, let n∈N, and let (U,φ) and (V,ψ) be charts of dimension n on X in the sense of Chart Modeled on the Closed Upper Half-Space. Write
φ(U)=Ωφ⊆Hn,ψ(V)=Ωψ⊆Hn.
We say that these charts are smoothly compatible if either U∩V=∅, or else the following condition holds.
For every point
a∈φ(U∩V),
there exist open subsets W,W′⊆Rn with
a∈W,(ψ∘φ−1)(a)∈W′,
and a smooth map
F:W→W′
such that
F(x)=(ψ∘φ−1)(x)
for every point
x∈W∩φ(U∩V).
The analogous extension condition is also required for the transition map φ∘ψ−1 at every point of ψ(U∩V).