On the centralizer of diffeomorphisms of the half-line

  • Hélène Eynard

    Université de Lyon, Lyon, France

Abstract

Let be a smooth diffeomorphism of the half-line fixing only the origin and its centralizer in the group of diffeomorphisms. According to well-known results of Szekeres and Kopell, is a one-parameter group. On the other hand, Sergeraert constructed an whose centralizer , , reduces to the infinite cyclic group generated by . We show that can actually be a proper dense and uncountable subgroup of and that this phenomenon is not scarce.

Cite this article

Hélène Eynard, On the centralizer of diffeomorphisms of the half-line. Comment. Math. Helv. 86 (2011), no. 2, pp. 415–435

DOI 10.4171/CMH/229