The Jacobi map (Q1924397)

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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 936182
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    The Jacobi map
    scientific article; zbMATH DE number 936182

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      The Jacobi map (English)
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      16 December 1996
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      Using two-parameter variations of a geodesic in a semi-Riemannian manifold, the author introduces \(n\)-th order Jacobi vector fields. He obtains necessary and sufficient conditions for an \(n\)-th order Jacobi field to be the variation vector field as well as the index theorem, giving upper and lower bounds for the focal multiplicity.
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      geodesic variation
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      Jacobi field
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      semi-Riemannian manifold
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      index theorem
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