We define and study noncommutative generalizations of submanifolds and quotient manifolds using the derivation‐based differential calculus introduced by M. Dubois‐Violette and P. Michor. We give examples to illustrate these definitions.

Topics
Differential geometry, Noncommutative geometry
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