The Morse index theorem in the degenerate endmanifold case
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Abstract:
We present a simple formulation and proof of the Morse index theorem for two endmanifolds in the degenerate case, that is, when each submanifold lies at a focal point of the other.References
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Additional Information
- © Copyright 1993 American Mathematical Society
- Journal: Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 118 (1993), 663-668
- MSC: Primary 58E10
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9939-1993-1143018-2
- MathSciNet review: 1143018