Sturm theory, Ghys theorem on zeroes of the Schwarzian derivative and flattening of Legendrian curves

DOI10.1007/BF01587937zbMATH Open0972.58003arXivdg-ga/9510007MaRDI QIDQ1925100FDOQ1925100

Valentin Ovsienko, S. Tabachnikov

Publication date: 19 July 2001

Published in: Selecta Mathematica. New Series (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We discuss Ghys' theorem on 4 zeroes of the Schwarzian derivative and its relation with flattening points of Legendrian curves and Sturm theory.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/dg-ga/9510007

zbMATH Keywords

Schwarzian derivativeSturm comparison theoremLegendrian curveflattening pointsGhys' theorem

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Singularities of differentiable mappings in differential topology (57R45) Differentiable maps on manifolds (58C25) Theory of singularities and catastrophe theory (58K99)

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