The homotopy type of the space of gradient vector fields on the two-dimensional disc (Q2902682)

\textit{A. Parusiński} in [Stud. Math. 96, No. 1, 73--80 (1990; Zbl 0714.57015)] proved that if two gradient vector fields on the unit disc \(D^n\) and non-vanishing in \(S^{n-1}\) are homotopic, then they are gradient homotopic.NEWLINENEWLINEConsider the inclusion map of the space of gradient vector fields into the space of all vector fields on \(D^n\), non-vanishing in \(S^{n-1}\). The authors prove a version of the theorem of Parusinski, restricted to the two dimensional case, but improve the result, proving that the inclusion is a homotopy equivalence.