The Min-max Theory for the area functional, started by Almgren in the early 1960s and greatly improved by Pitts in 1981, was left incomplete because it gave no Morse index estimate for the min-max minimal hypersurface. We advance the theory further and prove the first general Morse index bounds for minimal hypersurface…
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Enhanced Bruhat decomposition studies Morse theory and Reidemeister torsion.
problem Investigating the Bruhat numbers associated with Morse functions.
method Using a variation of the classical Bruhat decomposition for .
result The product of Bruhat numbers is independent of the Morse function and interpretable as Reidemeister torsion.
Given a Morse function f on a closed manifold M with distinct critical values, and given a field F, there is a canonical complex, called the Morse-Barannikov complex, which is equivalent to any Morse complex associated with f and whose form is simple. In particular, the homology of M with coefficients in F is immediate…
New method for analyzing multiparameter persistence modules from smooth functions.
problem Analyzing multiparameter persistence modules from smooth functions.
method Generalized Morse theory applied to cobordism and Cerf theory.
result Complete description of persistence modules as direct sums of indecomposables.
New Morse theory techniques glue nontransverse flowlines.
problem Gluing nontransverse gradient flowlines in Morse theory.
method Adapted OBG techniques from Hutchings and Taubes to Morse theory.
result Explicit criteria for gluing certain flowlines.
Paper constructs Thom-Smale complex using instantons from Morse functions.
problem Constructing Thom-Smale complex for Morse functions.
method Analytic instanton construction using eigenspaces of mapping cone Laplacian.
result Instanton complex is cochain isomorphic to Thom-Smale complex.
We address some aspects of four dimensional chiral N=1 supersymmetric theories on which the scalar manifold is described by Kähler geometry and can further be viewed as Kähler-Ricci soliton generating a one-parameter family of Kähler geometries. All couplings and solutions, namely the BPS domain walls and their supersy…
We derive a discrete analogue of Morse-Bott theory on CW complexes and use this discrete Morse-Bott function to do some Conley theory analysis. It turns out that our discrete Morse-Bott theory is indeed a generalization of Forman's discrete Morse theory.
New proof for discrete Morse theory using combinatorial construction.
problem Verifying the Morse differential in discrete Morse homology.
method Combinatorial construction of flowlines in discrete Morse theory.
result Morse differential squares to zero in discrete Morse homology.
New Morse theory for shapes at distances.
problem Understanding shapes at distances from a reference point.
method Defining Morse functions and using non-smooth analysis, geometric measure theory.
result Homotopy type changes at critical values, with one cell added per critical point.
Let be a Morse closed -form of a smooth -dimensional manifold . The zeroes of of index or are called \emph{centers}. It is known that every non-vanishing de Rham cohomology class contains a Morse representative without centers. The result of this paper is the one-parameter analogue of the l…
Develops sublinear Morse theory in symmetric spaces.
problem Understanding sublinear Morse properties in symmetric spaces.
method Theory of sublinearly Morse boundary and lemma in higher rank symmetric spaces.
result Proves sublinear Morse lemma in higher rank symmetric spaces.
The paper introduces Morse theory for Lie groupoids and proves inequalities.
problem Defining Morse theory for Lie groupoids and studying their properties.
method Introducing Morse Lie groupoid morphisms and proving their Morita invariance.
result Established Morse theory for Lie groupoids and proved Morse inequalities.
Study compares thimbles to Morse theory on Lie theory models.
problem Exploring thimbles in Landau-Ginzburg models using Morse theory.
method Constructing real Lagrangian thimbles and comparing to gradient flow manifolds.
result Explicit construction and comparison of thimbles to gradient flow manifolds.
New Morse functions on curve moduli space via geodesics.
problem Understanding the moduli space of curves via geometric and combinatorial methods.
method Introducing Morse functions based on geodesic lengths and analyzing their critical points and indices.
result Found new explicit Morse functions on , leading to a combinatorial cell decomposition.
Morse theory connects low energy submanifolds in 3-sphere.
problem Understanding low energy submanifolds in the 3-sphere.
method Morse-theoretic techniques and negative gradient flow.
result Constructs connections between low energy critical submanifolds.
Extends Morse-Forman theory to vector-valued functions for multiparameter persistence.
problem Computing multiparameter persistence with new tools and methods.
method Adapting Forman's theory to vectorial setting and using combinatorial topological dynamics.
result Established more general result for sublevel sets and found a way to induce Morse decomposition.
Study Morse complexity of manifolds and homology classes, proving bounds and implications.
problem Understanding Morse complexity of manifolds and homology classes.
method Used surgery theory and index theory to prove upper and lower bounds.
result Locally symmetric spaces of Lie groups with discrete series representations do not admit open book decompositions.
In~\cite{rotvandervorst} a homology theory --Morse-Conley-Floer homology-- for isolated invariant sets of arbitrary flows on finite dimensional manifolds is developed. In this paper we investigate functoriality and duality of this homology theory. As a preliminary we investigate functoriality in Morse homology. Functor…
Study connects Morse theory with cluster variables for wall-crossing in Cerf diagrams.
problem Understanding wall-crossing in Cerf theory.
method Relates Bruhat numbers in real Morse theory to cluster variables in braid varieties.
result Provides wall-crossing coordinates in Cerf diagrams.
Generalizes Floer homotopy via Morse-Bott theory.
problem Constructing equivariant models in Floer theory.
method Morse-Bott theory, flow categories, stable homotopy types.
result Equivalence of Borel equivariant spectra for certain Lagrangians.
Near a birth-death critical point in a one-parameter family of gradient flows, there are precisely two Morse critical points of index difference one on the birth side. This paper gives a self-contained proof of the folklore theorem that these two critical points are joined by a unique gradient trajectory up to time-shi…
Folded Morse flow treesmath.SG
A new approach to Morse theory using folded ribbon trees.
problem Applying Morse theory on symmetric products of surfaces.
method Introducing an A-infinity category with objects as κ-tuples of Morse functions, and showing conditions for the endomorphism to be a Hecke algebra.
result The endomorphism of a specific type of κ-tuple of Morse functions on T*R^2 is the Hecke algebra associated to the symmetric group.
Research resolves sign conventions in Floer theory for Morse-Bott case.
problem Sign conventions in filtered -operations for Lagrangian Floer theory.
method Defined filtered -operations and verified formulae using de Rham model.
result Resolved sign issues in Bott-Morse setting.
In bounding the homology of a manifold, Forman's Discrete Morse theory recovers the full precision of classical Morse theory: Given a PL triangulation of a manifold that admits a Morse function with c_i critical points of index i, we show that some subdivision of the triangulation admits a boundary-critical discrete Mo…
The paper develops methods for calculating equivariant homology from Morse functions.
problem Calculating equivariant homology from equivariant Morse functions.
method Alter equivariant Morse functions to stable ones, use generic equivariant metrics, and analyze the Morse spectral sequence.
result Equivariant Morse functions induce a filtration that computes equivariant homology.
Paper studies gradient fields from discrete Morse functions for watershed-cut computation.
problem Computing watershed-cuts from discrete Morse functions.
method Discrete Morse Theory and simplicial stacks.
result Minimum Spanning Forest of dual graph is induced by gradient vector field.
We show that the index of a lightlike geodesic in a conformally standard stationary spacetime is equal to the index of its spatial projection as a geodesic of a Finsler metric associated to the spacetime. Moreover we obtain the Morse relations of lightlike geodesics connecting a point to an integral line of the standar…
In two previous papers with Yi-Jen Lee, we defined and computed a notion of Reidemeister torsion for the Morse theory of closed 1-forms on a finite dimensional manifold. The present paper gives an a priori proof that this Morse theory invariant is a topological invariant. It is hoped that this will provide a model for …
We present a new approach to Morse and Novikov theories, based on the deRham Federer theory of currents, using the finite volume flow technique of Harvey and Lawson. In the Morse case, we construct a noncompact analogue of the Morse complex, relating a Morse function to the cohomology with compact forward supports of t…
In a previous article the author extended the Witten deformation to singular spaces with cone-like singularities and to a class of Morse functions called admissible Morse functions. The method applies in particular to complex cones and stratified Morse functions in the sense of the theory developed by Goresky and MacPh…
An introduction to circle valued Morse theory and Novikov homology, from an algebraic point of view.
The aim of this paper is to provide a proof for a version of Morse inequality for manifolds with boundary. Our main results are certainly known to the experts on Morse theory, nevertheless it seems necessary to write down a complete proof for it. Our proof is analytic and is based on J. Roe's account of Witten's approa…
This paper begins the study of Morse theory for orbifolds, or more precisely for differentiable Deligne-Mumford stacks. The main result is an analogue of the Morse inequalities that relates the orbifold Betti numbers of an almost-complex orbifold to the critical points of a Morse function on the orbifold. We also show …
Physics-Informed Neural Network (PINN) computes the Morse index of the critical catenoid.
problem Computing the Morse index of the critical catenoid
method Physics-Informed Neural Network (PINN) enforces parity and eigenvalue as trainable parameters
result Returns eigenvalues within to of exact values
The present paper contains an interpretation and generalization of Novikov's theory of Morse type inequalities for 1-forms in terms of Conley's theory for dynamical systems.
We develop functoriality for Morse theory, namely, to a pair of Morse-Smale systems and a generic smooth map between the underlying manifolds we associate a chain map between the corresponding Morse complexes, which descends to the correct map on homology. This association does not in general respect composition. We gi…
Our objective is to develop a stratified Morse theory with tangential conditions. We define a continuous strata-wise smooth Morse function on an abstract stratified space by using control conditions and radiality assumptions on the gradient vector field. For critical points of a Morse function one can show that the loc…
The paper studies Morse theory for Lie algebra actions on Riemannian foliations.
problem Morse theory for Lie algebra actions on Riemannian foliations.
method Equivariant Morse-Bott theory on leaf space.
result Established foliated versions of Morse-Bott lemma and handle presentation theorem.
We study Morse theory on noncompact manifolds equipped with exhaustions by compact pieces, defining the Morse homology of a pair which consists of the manifold and related geometric/homotopy data. We construct a collection of Morse data parametrized by cubes of arbitrary dimensions. From this collection, we obtain a fa…
New method connects curvature and Persistent Homology for networks.
problem Efficient computation of Persistent Homology for complex networks.
method Discrete Morse Theory, Bloch's extension, Forman-Ricci curvature.
result Efficient Persistent Homology scheme using curvature-based approach.
Morse theory in the 1990'smath.DG
This is a survey article on Morse theory based on lectures to graduate students and advanced undergraduates. After a brief review of standard material, mostly without proofs, the Morse theory of complex Grassmannian manifolds is worked out in detail. In contrast to standard treatments, gradient flow lines and their str…
The paper uses MDM theory to analyze multifiltering functions on simplicial complexes.
problem Understanding multifiltering functions through discrete Morse theory.
method Applying multiparameter discrete Morse theory to vector-valued multifiltering functions.
result Any multifiltering function can be approximated by a compatible MDM function.
After surveying classical notions of PL topology of the Seventies, we clarify the relation between Morse theory and its discretization by Forman. We show that PL handles theory and discrete Morse theory are equivalent, in the sense that every discrete Morse vector on some PL triangulation is also a PL handle vector, an…
Morse shellings on productsmath.AG
Product of shellable complexes yields shellable triangulations under tameness conditions.
problem Understanding shellability in products of simplicial complexes.
method Definition and proof of shellability properties for products of complexes under tameness conditions.
result Product of shellable complexes yields shellable triangulations under certain conditions.
In the case of smooth manifolds, we use Forman's discrete Morse theory to realize combinatorially any Thom-Smale complex coming from a smooth Morse function by a couple triangulation-discrete Morse function. As an application, we prove that any Euler structure on a smooth oriented closed 3-manifold has a particular rea…
We introduce a notion of Morse shellings (and tilings) on finite simplicial complexes which extends the classical one and its relation to discrete Morse theory.Skeletons and barycentric subdivisions of Morse shellable (or tileable) simplicial complexes are Morse shellable (or tileable). Moreover, every triangulated clo…
Introduces a Morse complex on symplectic manifolds using gradient flows and proves its cohomology is independent of metrics and Morse functions.
problem Cohomology of symplectic manifolds under different metrics and Morse functions.
method Symplectic Morse complex with gradient flows and Witten deformation.
result Cohomology of the complex is isomorphic to Tsai, Tseng, and Yau's cohomology and independent of metrics and Morse functions.