On maps with unstable singularities

approximations by embeddings pseudo-isotopy concordantly realizable map continuously realizable map discretely relizable map equivariant mapping cylinder neighbourhood isotopically realizable map

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Embeddings and immersions in topological manifolds (57N35) Cobordism and concordance in PL-topology (57Q60) Embeddings and immersions in PL-topology (57Q35) Singularities of differentiable mappings in differential topology (57R45) Approximations in PL-topology (57Q55) General position and transversality (57N75) Isotopy and pseudo-isotopy (57N37) Flatness and tameness of topological manifolds (57N45) Isotopy in PL-topology (57Q37)

Abstract: If a continuous map f: X->Q is approximable arbitrary closely by embeddings X->Q, can some embedding be taken onto f by a pseudo-isotopy? This question, called Isotopic Realization Problem, was raised by Shchepin and Akhmet'ev. We consider the case where X is a compact n-polyhedron, Q a PL m-manifold and show that the answer is 'generally no' for (n,m)=(3,6); (1,3), and 'yes' when: 1) m>2n, (n,m) eq (1,3); 2) 2m>3(n+1) and the set {(x,y)|f(x)=f(y)} has an equivariant (with respect to the factor exchanging involution) mapping cylinder neighborhood in X imes X; 3) m>n+2 and f is the composition of a PL map and a TOP embedding. In doing this, we answer affirmatively (with a minor preservation) a question of Kirby: does small smooth isotopy imply small smooth ambient isotopy in the metastable range, verify a conjecture of Kearton-Lickorish: small PL concordance implies small PL ambient isotopy in codimension ge 3, and a conjecture set of Repovs-Skopenkov.

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