Algebraic Structure of Diffeomorphism Groups of One-Manifolds

Abstract: It is a celebrated result of Mather that the group of

C^{k}

--diffeomorphisms of an

n

--manifold is simple, provided that a mild isotopy condition is satisfied, with the possible exception of

k = n + 1

. The purpose of this article is mostly expository, and in it we give a detailed account of Mather's proof in the case when

n = 1

.

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