Isotropic tangency (Q677523)

This paper proves the existence and uniqueness of geodesics through singular points on a real analytic surface with a real analytic symmetric two-tensor field \(g\) when the tangent space to the singular set is isotopic at the singular point. The setting in higher dimensions is indicated. Using the same techniques, the existence of three collision orbits is proved for the Hamiltonian vector field representing Coulomb forces of the helium atom.