On the minimal number of critical points of functions on h-cobordisms

DOI10.4310/MRL.2002.V9.N3.A1zbMATH Open1004.57027arXivmath/0108115MaRDI QIDQ699280FDOQ699280

Authors: P. E. Pushkar', Yuli Rudyak 

Publication date: 7 November 2002

Published in: Mathematical Research Letters (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Let (W,M,M'), dim W > 5, be a non-trivial h-cobordism (i.e., the Whitehead torsion of (W,V) is non-zero). We prove that every smooth function f: W --> [0,1], f(M)=0, f(M')=1 has at least 2 critical points. This estimate is sharp: W possesses a function as above with precisely two critical points.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/math/0108115

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zbMATH Keywords

Morse function

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Critical points and critical submanifolds in differential topology (57R70) Whitehead (and related) torsion (19J10) (h)- and (s)-cobordism (57R80)

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