Spectral flow and iteration of closed semi-Riemannian geodesics


Autoria(s): JAVALOYES, Miguel Angel; PICCIONE, Paolo
Contribuinte(s)

UNIVERSIDADE DE SÃO PAULO

Data(s)

20/10/2012

20/10/2012

2008

Resumo

We introduce the notion of spectral flow along a periodic semi-Riemannian geodesic, as a suitable substitute of the Morse index in the Riemannian case. We study the growth of the spectral flow along a closed geodesic under iteration, determining its asymptotic behavior.

Identificador

CALCULUS OF VARIATIONS AND PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS, v.33, n.4, p.439-462, 2008

0944-2669

http://producao.usp.br/handle/BDPI/30618

10.1007/s00526-008-0170-9

http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00526-008-0170-9

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eng

Publicador

SPRINGER

Relação

Calculus of Variations and Partial Differential Equations

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Palavras-Chave #LORENTZIAN MANIFOLDS #MORSE #INDEX #Mathematics, Applied #Mathematics
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original article

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