OpenAI reports strong diffeomorphic approximation in three dimensions

Every W^{1,p} homeomorphism between nonempty bounded connected open domains in R³, for 1≤p≤2, is a strong W^{1,p} limit of smooth diffeomorphisms onto the same target domain.

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Every W^{1,p} homeomorphism between nonempty bounded connected open domains in R³, for 1≤p≤2, is a strong W^{1,p} limit of smooth diffeomorphisms onto the same target domain.

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If correct, resolves the three-dimensional Ball–Evans approximation problem for 1≤p≤2.

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Can low-exponent Sobolev homeomorphisms in three dimensions be strongly approximated by diffeomorphisms?

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