Morse theory without nondegeneracy

We describe an extension of Morse theory to smooth functions on compact Riemannian manifolds, without any nondegeneracy assumptions except that the critical locus must have only finitely many connected components.

Bibliografske podrobnosti
Main Authors: Kirwan, F, Penington, G
Format: Working paper
Jezik:English
Izdano: University of Oxford 2020
Opis
Izvleček:We describe an extension of Morse theory to smooth functions on compact Riemannian manifolds, without any nondegeneracy assumptions except that the critical locus must have only finitely many connected components.