Give an example of a connected, compact subset of $R^2$ that is neither a smooth manifold nor a manifold with boundary.
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Connected and compact subset of $R^2$ not a smooth manifold and smooth manifold w/ boundary in $R^2$
differential-topology
Best Answer
Hint for this question: 2 things that can "go wrong" (choose your favorite).
1) Your "manifold" doesn't have a consistent dimension.
2) You can't define a tangent plane/line at a point in the set.
In this way it should be possible to adapt any old example that you already know of sets that are not manifolds.