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I am trying to solve exercice 11.1.1 from Foundations of Ergodic Theory, by Marcelo Viana and Krerley Oliveira, which reads:

Let $f : M → M$ be a local diffeomorphism in a compact manifold $M$ and $m$ be the Lebesgue measure on $M$. Check the following facts:

  1. If $m(B) = 0$, then $m(f^{−1}(B)) = 0$.
  2. If $B$ is measurable then $f(B)$ is measurable.
  3. If $m(B) = 0$ then $m(f(B)) = 0$.
  4. If $A = B$, up to zero Lebesgue measure zero, then $f(A) = f(B)$ and $f^{−1}(A) = f^{−1}(B)$, up to zero Lebesgue measure.
  5. If $A$ is an invariant set, then $f(A) = A$, up to zero Lebesgue measure.

I have read some great answers on the topic here, here and here, but I couldn't addapt the arguments to this case. Any hints would be appreciated.

Here is my attempt so far:

I have tried to write inclusions on a "clever" way in order to use compactness of $M$ or the fact that $f$ is a local diffeomorphism.

  1. By definition, for all $a \in M$, there exists $a \in U_{a} \subset M$ open such that the restriction ${\displaystyle f\vert _{U_a}:U\to f(U_a)}$ is a diffeomorphim (i.e., $f(U_a)$ is open, $f$ is injective and $f^{-1}$ is also class $C^1$). Write $f^{-1}(B) = \cup_{a \in M}(f^{-1}(B) \cap U_a)$ and now I would like to prove that $(f^{-1}(B) \cap U_a)$ is a null set. This is obvious for those intersections where $f^{-1}(B) \cap U_a = \emptyset$, but I am now stuck on the cases where $f^{-1}(B) \cap U_a \neq \emptyset$. $f^{-1}(B) \cap U_a = {\displaystyle f\vert _{U_a}^{-1}(B)} \cap {\displaystyle f\vert _{U_a}^{-1}(f(U_a))} = {\displaystyle f\vert _{U_a}^{-1}(B \cap f(U_a))}$ and then what? I tried to follow with $B \subseteq f(f^{-1}(B))$, unsuccessfully. Where could I use compactness of $M$?
  2. It suficces to consider the Borel sets: Let $\mathcal{E}$ be the class of all sets $B \in \mathcal{B}(M)$ such that $f^{-1}(B) \in \mathcal{B}(M)$. $\mathcal{E}$ is a $\sigma$-algebra that contains all open sets, since $f$ and $f^{-1}$ are continuous, therefore they send open sets to open sets. Hence, $\mathcal{E} = \mathcal{B}(M)$.
  3. I believe this follows from the "substitution rule for measures" for the characteristic function $\chi$).

I will write my remaining attempts later, but any hints and help here would be great.

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    It might be useful to first consider the special case of a $C^1$ diffeomorphism from one open subset of $\mathbb{R}^d$ to another open subset of $\mathbb{R}^d$. – Alp Uzman Nov 10 '22 at 21:16
  • @AlpUzman Is my approach correct? Putting $\chi_{f^{-1}(B)}$ onto the Change of Variable Formula, we get $$\int_{f^{-1}(B)} \chi_{f^{-1}(B)}(x) dx = \int_B \chi_{f^{-1}(B)} \circ f^{-1}(x) |det D_x f^{-1}| dx.$$

    Then, by Cauchy-Schwarts inequality for integrals, $$m(f^{-1}(B)) \leq \left(\int_B |det D_x f^{-1}|^2\right)^{1/2} \cdot \left (\int_B dx\right )^{1/2} = 0, $$ since $m(B) = 0$ by hypothesis.

    – Gabriel B. H. Lisboa Jan 25 '23 at 04:00
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    It seems correct to me (modulo some details). – Alp Uzman Jan 25 '23 at 16:52
  • A detail: change $dx$ to $dm(x)$. I think it's fine now. Thank you. – Gabriel B. H. Lisboa Jan 25 '23 at 18:50

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