\(C^m\) extension by linear operators (Q2482874)

The author proves the existence of a linear bounded extension operator from the trace space \(C^m/S\) into \(C^m\); here \(S\) is an arbitrary subset of \(\mathbb{R}^n\) and \(C^m\) is the space of \(m\)-times continuously differentiable functions on \(\mathbb{R}^n\). This deep and profound fact is derived from a general result involving ideals in rings of \(m\)-jets. Namely, let \({\mathcal R}_x\) be the ring of \(m\)-jets at \(x\) for all functions of \(C^m\) and \(I_m(F)\) be the \(m\)-jet of \(F\in C^m\). Given a compact set \(S\subset\mathbb{R}^n\) and a family of ideals \(I(x)\in{\mathcal R}_x\), \(x\in S\), the set \({\mathcal T}_S:=\{F\in C^m:{\mathcal I}_x(F)\subset I(x)\) for all \(x\in S\}\) is an ideal in the ring \(C^m\) and \(C^m/{\mathcal T}_S\) is a Banach space. Theorem. Let \(\pi:C^m\to C^m/{\mathcal T}_S\) be the natural projection. There exists a linear right inverse to \(\pi\) \(T:C^m\to C^m/{\mathcal T}_S\) with norm bounded by \(c=c(m,n)\). The above formulated extension result is recovered from here by choosing \(I(x):=\{{\mathcal I}_x(F):F(x)=0\}\).