Morse-Bott inequalities for endomorphisms
Algebraic Topology
2026-02-03 v1 Dynamical Systems
Abstract
Let be a finite simplicial complex, let be a simplicial map and let be a discrete Morse-Bott function on satisfying for all simplices in . We establish a set of inequalities (generalizing the Morse-Bott inequalities which we recover as a particular case when is the identity) relating the dynamics of and .
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@article{arxiv.2602.02075,
title = {Morse-Bott inequalities for endomorphisms},
author = {Enrique Macías-Virgós and Alejandro O. Majadas-Moure and David Mosquera-Lois and José Antonio Vilches},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2602.02075},
year = {2026}
}
Comments
Hybrid approach combining Lefschetz fixed point theory and Morse-Bott theory. Comments are welcome