On tubular neighborhoods of fixed points of locally smooth actions (Q795384)

Let G be a compact Lie group acting locally smoothly and effectively on a topological manifold M. Let F be a component of the fixed point set. Set \(m=\dim M\), \(n=\dim F\), \(k=m-n\) and let d be the dimension of a principal orbit of the action. The main theorem states that F has a G invariant open or closed tubular neighborhood in M provided that one of the following conditions is satisfied: \((1)\quad n=0, (2)\quad d=k-1, (3)\quad k=1, (4)\quad k=2\) and \(n\neq 2\), \((5)\quad k\geq 3\) and \(d=k-2\), \((6)\quad k>4\) and \(d=k-3\) and \(n\neq 2\) and G is connected. The main idea is a collaring argument in the quotient space. The authors show that \(S^ 1\) acts on an 8-dimensional manifold such that the fixed point set does not have a closed \(S^ 1\) invariant tubular neighborhood.