Find an open set V containing (1,1) such that f|_V:V -> f(V) is bijective, where f:RR^2 -> RR^2 & f(x,y)=(xy,x−y)

Annie French

Annie French

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2022-11-11

Find an open set V containing ( 1 , 1 ) such that f | V : V f ( V ) is bijective, where f : R 2 R 2 & f ( x , y ) = ( x y , x y )
My Question: Clearly f ( x 1 , y 1 ) = f ( x 2 , y 2 ) x 1 y 1 = x 2 y 2 & x 1 y 1 = x 2 y 2 , thus x 1 2 + y 1 2 = x 2 2 + y 2 2 . Hence both ( x 1 , y 1 ) and ( x 2 , y 2 ) are points of intersection of the same line and circle. But Then how do I find the open set V?

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dobradisamgn

dobradisamgn

Beginner2022-11-12Added 17 answers

There is no such open set! Indeed, f ( t , t ) = ( t 2 , 0 ) and f ( t , t ) = ( t 2 , 0 ). Any open set containing (0,0) contains ( t , t ) and ( t , t ) for some t 0 so f is not injective an any such open set.
Answer for the edited version:
We have ( x 1 + y 1 ) 2 = ( x 1 y 1 ) 2 + 4 x 1 y 1 = ( x 2 y 2 ) 2 + 4 x 2 y 2 = ( x 2 + y 2 ) 2 which gives x 1 + y 1 = ± ( x 2 + y 2 ). If we choose any neighborhood of (1,1) in which the coordinates are both positive then we get x 1 + y 1 = x 2 + y 2 Since we also have x 1 y 1 = x 2 y 2 we see that x 1 = y 1 and x 2 = y 2 so f is injective in such a neighborhood.

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