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Vector fields on non-compact manifolds

Geometric Topology 2024-12-18 v3 Algebraic Topology Differential Geometry

Abstract

Let MM be a non-compact connected manifold with a cocompact and properly discontinuous action of a discrete group GG. We establish a Poincar\'{e}-Hopf theorem for a bounded vector field on MM satisfying a mild condition on zeros. As an application, we show that such a vector field must have infinitely many zeros whenever GG is amenable and the Euler characteristic of M/GM/G is non-zero.

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@article{arxiv.2211.00512,
  title  = {Vector fields on non-compact manifolds},
  author = {Tsuyoshi Kato and Daisuke Kishimoto and Mitsunobu Tsutaya},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2211.00512},
  year   = {2024}
}

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10 pages

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