Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2002 iii Paper 4 4 ii Solution 2026-10-14
Construct the conjugacy of positive real-line bumps using . Since both and are greater than , choose the fundamental-interval map to be identity on and then increase from to the respective right endpoints. Equivariant extension along and gives a conjugator on their supports fixing . Extend it over the remaining portions of , fixing the endpoints of ; both support intervals lie strictly inside . Call the resulting interval bijection . It satisfies on .
The point lies in a positive orbital of , because . Its half-open cells , , partition that orbital. Extend byand set to identity outside the orbital. Since fixes the cell endpoints, this is an order automorphism and satisfies . Each cell is preserved; and are identity on all cells other than the original one, so holds everywhere. Finally fixes pointwise, and is supported inside that interval. Hence . ThusThis is conjugating positive bumps while preserving a fundamental interval; merely choosing an arbitrary conjugator would not ensure either commutation relation.