Commutators of diffeomorphisms. III: A group which is not perfect (Q1064592)

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Commutators of diffeomorphisms. III: A group which is not perfect
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    Commutators of diffeomorphisms. III: A group which is not perfect (English)
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    1985
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    [For part II, see ibid. 50, 33-40 (1975; Zbl 0299.58008).] The group of \(C^ r\)-diffeomorphisms with compact support of a smooth n- manifold is perfect if \(r\neq n+1\). The case \(r=n+1\) is still open. Here a very nice proof is given that the group of compactly supported \(C^ 1\)- diffeomorphisms of the real line whose first derivative has bounded variation is not perfect.
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    group of \(C^ r\)-diffeomorphisms
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    compactly supported \(C^ 1\)- diffeomorphisms
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