The range of the derivative of a differentiable bump

We study the range of the derivative of a Frechet differentiable bump. X is an infinite dimensional separable C^p-smooth Banach space. We first prove that any connected open subset of $\text{X}{}^1$ containing 0 is the range of the derivative of a C^p-bump. Next, analytic subsets of $\text{X}{}^1$ which satisfy a natural linkage condition are the range of the derivative of a C¹-bump. We find analogues of these results in finite dimensions. We finally show that $\text{f′(}\text{R}{}^2\text{)}$ is the closure of its interior, if f is a C²-bump on $\text{R}{}^2$. To cite this article: T. Gaspari, C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris, Ser. I 334 (2002) 189–194.