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Morse Index Bound for Minimal Two Spheres

Differential Geometry 2020-02-26 v1

Abstract

Given a closed manifold of dimension at least three, with non trivial homotopy group \pi_3(M) and a generic metric, we prove that there is a finite collection of harmonic spheres with Morse index bound one, with sum of their energies realizes a geometric invariant width.

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@article{arxiv.2002.10603,
  title  = {Morse Index Bound for Minimal Two Spheres},
  author = {Yuchin Sun},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2002.10603},
  year   = {2020}
}

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40 pages

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