Abstract
The singular set B = {x|F1(x) is not surjective} of a nonlinear Fredholm operator F of positive index (between Banach spaces X1 and X2) is investigated. Under the assumption that the mapping is proper and has a locally Lipschitzian Fréchet derivative F1(x), it is shown that the singular set B is nonempty. Furthermore, when the Banach spaces are infinite dimensional, B cannot be the countable union of compact sets nor can F-1(F(B)) contain isolated points.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 217-221 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society |
| Volume | 79 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jun 1980 |
| Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Mathematics
- Applied Mathematics
Keywords
- Fiber bundle map
- Higher homotopy groups
- Nonlinear fredholm operator