Local contractibility of the homeomorphism group of \(\mathbb R^n\)
In 1969 the author published a famous result showing that the homeomorphism group of a topological manifold is locally contractible [Math. USSR, Sb. 8, 287--333 (1969); translation from Mat. Sb., n. Ser. 79(121), 307--356 (1969; Zbl 0193.51501)]. The main part of the proof involved the special case of \(\mathbb R^n\). This paper presents a detailed, slightly modified, exposition of the special case and also corrects an oversight in the original.
scientific article; zbMATH DE number 5619799