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Continuation maps for the Morse fundamental group

Geometric Topology 2026-05-29 v2 Differential Geometry Symplectic Geometry

Abstract

We study properties of the continuation map for the Morse fundamental group π1Morse(f,)\pi_1^\text{Morse}(f,\ast) associated to a Morse-Smale pair (f,g)(f,g) on a manifold MM. We get a morphism between π1Morse(f1,1)\pi_1^\text{Morse}(f_1,\ast_1) and π1Morse(f2,2)\pi_1^\text{Morse}(f_2,\ast_2) and show that it is functorial. We also define the morphism in the case of Morse data over different manifolds, thanks to the use of grafted trajectories. Finally, given an interpolation function on M×RM\times\mathbb{R} between two Morse functions (used for example to define the continuation map), we study the Morse fundamental group associated to that function and show that it is isomorphic to a relative fundamental group on M×RM\times\mathbb{R}.

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Cite

@article{arxiv.2504.20803,
  title  = {Continuation maps for the Morse fundamental group},
  author = {Salammbo Connolly},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2504.20803},
  year   = {2026}
}

Comments

Changes made after referee process. Final version accepted at International Journal of Mathematics

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