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Morse-Bott inequalities for endomorphisms

Algebraic Topology 2026-02-03 v1 Dynamical Systems

Abstract

Let KK be a finite simplicial complex, let g ⁣:KKg\colon K\to K be a simplicial map and let ff be a discrete Morse-Bott function on KK satisfying f(g(σ))f(σ)f(g(\sigma))\leq f(\sigma) for all simplices σ\sigma in KK. We establish a set of inequalities (generalizing the Morse-Bott inequalities which we recover as a particular case when gg is the identity) relating the dynamics of gg and ff.

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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

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