The Morse index theorem in semi-Riemannian geometry

Topology

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1123-1159

  Piccione, Paolo ^a   Tausk, Daniel V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Conjugate points; Geodesics; Indefinite metrics; Maslov index; Morse index

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036836916     PISSN: 00409383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-9383(01)00030-1     Document Type: Article

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