Comparison results for conjugate and focal points in semi-Riemannian geometry via Maslov index

DOI10.2140/pjm.2009.243.43zbMath1187.53041arXiv0808.1358OpenAlexW2024762594WikidataQ115230619 ScholiaQ115230619MaRDI QIDQ1036209

Miguel Ángel Javaloyes, Paolo Piccione

Publication date: 12 November 2009

Published in: Pacific Journal of Mathematics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0808.1358

zbMATH Keywords

geodesicsconjugate pointsMaslov indexfocal pointssemi-Riemannian geometry

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Geodesics in global differential geometry (53C22) Global differential geometry of Lorentz manifolds, manifolds with indefinite metrics (53C50) Lagrangian submanifolds; Maslov index (53D12) Geodesic flows in symplectic geometry and contact geometry (53D25)

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