Morse Index bound of simple closed geodesics on 2-spheres and strong Morse Inequalities

arXiv2303.00644MaRDI QIDQ6428093FDOQ6428093

Authors: Dongyeong Ko 

Publication date: 1 March 2023

Abstract: We give a Morse-theoretic characterization of simple closed geodesics on Riemannian $2$-spheres. On any Riemannian $2$-sphere endowed with a generic metric, we show there exists a simple closed geodesic with Morse index $1$, $2$ and $3$. In particular, for an orientable Riemannian surface we prove strong Morse inequalities for the length functional applied to the space of simple closed curves.

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