A remark on $\mathscr{C}^\infty$ definable equivalence

Abstract

We establish that if a submanifold $M$ of $\mathbb{R}^n$ is definable in some o-minimal structure then any definable submanifold $N\subset \mathbb{R}^n$ which is $\mathscr{C}^\infty$ diffeomorphic to $M$, with a diffeomorphism $h:N\to M$ that is sufficiently close to the identity, must be $\mathscr{C}^\infty$ definably diffeomorphic to $M$. The definable diffeomorphism between $N$ and $M$ is then provided by a tubular neighborhood of $M$.