diff -r 0e71da01b195 -r 5200a0eac737 text/evmap.tex --- a/text/evmap.tex Sun Feb 21 23:27:38 2010 +0000 +++ b/text/evmap.tex Mon Feb 22 15:32:27 2010 +0000 @@ -106,6 +106,23 @@ \end{lemma} The proof will be given in Section \ref{sec:localising}. +We will actually prove the following more general result. +Let $S$ and $T$ be an arbitrary topological spaces. +%\nn{might need to restrict $S$; the proof uses partition of unity on $S$; +%check this; or maybe just restrict the cover} +Let $CM_*(S, T)$ denote the singular chains on the space of continuous maps +from $S$ to $T$. +Let $\cU$ be an open cover of $S$ which affords a partition of unity. +\nn{for some $S$ and $\cU$ there is no partition of unity? like if $S$ is not paracompact?} + +\begin{lemma} \label{extension_lemma_b} +Let $x \in CM_k(S, T)$ be a singular chain such that $\bd x$ is adapted to $\cU$. +Then $x$ is homotopic (rel boundary) to some $x' \in CM_k(S, T)$ which is adapted to $\cU$. +Furthermore, one can choose the homotopy so that its support is equal to the support of $x$. +If $S$ and $T$ are manifolds, the statement remains true if we replace $CM_*(S, T)$ with +chains of smooth maps or immersions. +\end{lemma} + \medskip