Morse inequalities for a dynamical system

Smale, Stephen

doi:10.1090/S0002-9904-1960-10386-2

Author: Stephen Smale
Journal: Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 66 (1960), 43-49
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9904-1960-10386-2
MathSciNet review: 0117745
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9904-1960-10386-2