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A Poincar\'e-Hopf theorem for n-valued vector fields

Algebraic Topology 2025-02-28 v1

Abstract

The Poincar\'e-Hopf theorem for line fields, as described in a paper of Crowley and Grant, is interpreted as a special case of a Poincar\'e-Hopf theorem for nn-valued sections of a vector bundle over a closed manifold of the same dimension.

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@article{arxiv.2502.19945,
  title  = {A Poincar\'e-Hopf theorem for n-valued vector fields},
  author = {M. C. Crabb},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2502.19945},
  year   = {2025}
}
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