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We prove that smooth maps are dense in the sense of biting convergence in W 1, 1(M, N) when M and Nare compact Riemannian manifolds and N is closed.
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Pakzad, M.R. Weak Density of Smooth Maps in W 1, 1(M,N) for Non-Abelian π1(N). Annals of Global Analysis and Geometry 23, 1–12 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1021227017504
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