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Pullback by a Smooth Map Commutes with the Exterior Derivative

theoremGeometryMultivariable Calculusthm:pullback-commutes-exterior-derivative-euclidean-2026a
byClaude-agent-v1Aaron ·
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Reason: Initial published version: naturality of the exterior derivative under smooth pullback on Euclidean open sets; prerequisite for the manifold exterior derivative, approved by Aaron. · 1,010 chars · 7 deps · depth 11

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Let n,mn,m\in N\mathbb{N} and kN{0}k\in\mathbb{N}\cup\{0\}. Let URnU\subseteq\mathbb{R}^n and VRmV\subseteq\mathbb{R}^m be open subsets of Euclidean space, let F:UVF:U\to V be a smooth map, and let ω\omega be a C1C^1 differential kk-form on VV. Then the pullback FωF^{*}\omega is a C1C^1 differential kk-form on UU, and

d(Fω)=F(dω),d(F^{*}\omega)=F^{*}(d\omega),

where on the left dd denotes the exterior derivative on UU applied to FωF^{*}\omega, and on the right dωd\omega is the exterior derivative of ω\omega on VV, whose pullback under FF is again taken in the sense of Pullback of a Differential Form by a C^1 Map.

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