Special framed Morse functions on surfaces

Abstract: Let

M

be a smooth closed orientable surface. Let

F

be the space of Morse functions on

M

, and

m a t h b b F^{1}

the space of framed Morse functions, both endowed with

C^{i} n f t y

-topology. The space

m a t h b b F^{0}

of special framed Morse functions is defined. We prove that the inclusion mapping

m a t h b b F^{0} h o o k r i g h t a r r o w m a t h b b F^{1}

is a homotopy equivalence. In the case when at least

c h i (M) + 1

critical points of each function of

F

are labeled, homotopy equivalences

m a t h b b w i d e t i l d e K s i m w i d e t i l d e c a l M

and

F s i m m a t h b b F^{0} s i m {m a t h s c r D}^{0} i m e s m a t h b b w i d e t i l d e K

are proved, where

m a t h b b w i d e t i l d e K

is the complex of framed Morse functions,

w i d e t i l d e c a l M a p p r o x m a t h b b F^{1} / {m a t h s c r D}^{0}

is the universal moduli space of framed Morse functions,

{m a t h s c r D}^{0}

is the group of self-diffeomorphisms of

M

homotopic to the identity.

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