Pseudo Focal Points Along Lorentzian Geodesics and Morse Index

DOI10.1515/ANS-2010-0103zbMath1209.58011arXiv0711.3032OpenAlexW2962822546MaRDI QIDQ3582537

Miguel Ángel Javaloyes, Antonio Masiello, Paolo Piccione

Publication date: 2 September 2010

Published in: Advanced Nonlinear Studies (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0711.3032

zbMATH Keywords

geodesicsMorse indexLorentzian manifolds

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Abstract critical point theory (Morse theory, Lyusternik-Shnirel'man theory, etc.) in infinite-dimensional spaces (58E05) Geodesics in global differential geometry (53C22) Global differential geometry of Lorentz manifolds, manifolds with indefinite metrics (53C50) Local differential geometry of Lorentz metrics, indefinite metrics (53B30)

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