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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2008 iii Paper 17 4 b Solution by
Codex 0 Created 2026-10-03 Updated 2026-10-14
Use the derivative to transport the planes:The derivative is an invertible linear map, so it sends a two-dimensional subspace to a two-dimensional subspace. The flow identity givesHence a plane containing the generator is sent to another plane containing the generator; the displayed formula is a well-defined smooth lift to . The chain rule gives , and is the identity. Thus it is a genuine lifted smooth flow, with inverse , rather than merely a family of maps of individual fibres. Its generator is .
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