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Morse theory on manifolds with boundary I. Strong Morse function, cellular structures and algebraic simplification of cellular differential

Geometric Topology 2022-01-07 v2

Abstract

Main subject of the paper is a (strong) Morse function on a compact manifold with boundary. We construct a cellular structure and discuss its algebraic properties in this paper. Also we get an estimation on Arnold's question on a number of critical points of a Morse function with given boundary condition.

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@article{arxiv.1912.06437,
  title  = {Morse theory on manifolds with boundary I. Strong Morse function, cellular structures and algebraic simplification of cellular differential},
  author = {Petr E. Pushkar},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1912.06437},
  year   = {2022}
}

Comments

A chapter (3 pages) on estimation from below on a number of critical points of an extension of a strong Morse germ is added