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Zero th de rham cohomology is locally constant functions
Statement
is the algebra of locally constant real functions. For nonempty connected it is canonically .
Facts & Assumptions
Given: A smooth real function on ; .
De rham cohomology: The real de Rham cohomology is , with as in def-closed-and-exact-differential-forms. This is def-cohomology-object-of-a-cochain-complex in real vector spaces. Only a closed form represents a class . For closed forms , equality means precisely for some -form . Addition and real scalar multiplication are induced by those of forms. All groups on the empty manifold are zero.
The local coordinate formula for the exterior derivative: Let be a smooth chart on a smooth manifold and a smooth -form on , with . Summing over increasing -tuples , and writing , if , then
Newton–Leibniz needs only continuity on , differentiability on , and a Riemann-integrable extension of the interior derivative: Let . Suppose is continuous on and differentiable on . If is Riemann integrable and then No derivative of at either endpoint is assumed, and the two endpoint values assigned to the integrable extension do not enter the conclusion.
Proof
In a coordinate ball, . If , for points in that ball set . The chain rule gives ; the fundamental theorem gives . In dimension zero each coordinate ball is a singleton, so the same constancy conclusion holds.
Conversely, a locally constant function is smooth and has zero coordinate derivatives, hence . Since , the quotient in degree zero identifies each such function with itself, preserving addition and multiplication.
If is nonempty and connected, fix . The level set and its complement are open by local constancy; connectedness forces the complement empty. Thus is the constant , and is the asserted algebra isomorphism. On the empty manifold the function space is zero.
Source locator
Lee, Introduction to Smooth Manifolds, 2nd ed., Chapter 17, pp.441–443, Proposition 17.2 and Corollary 17.3; local quotient calculations below.