Smooth homotopy theorem

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Statement

  1. Suppose f:MN is a continuous map between differential manifolds. Then, there exists a smooth map f:MN such that f is homotopy-equivalent to f
  2. Suppose F:M×IN is a homotopy between smooth maps f0:MN and f1:MN. Then, there exists a homotopy F:M×IN from f0 to f1 that is smooth as a map from M×I to N.