Abstract
In this paper we suggest an analog of the Lusternik-Schnirelman theory for closed 1-forms. Namely, we use cup-products and higher Massey products to find topological lower bounds on the minimal number of geometrically distinct critical points of any closed 1-form in a given cohomology class.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 235-258 |
Number of pages | 24 |
Journal | Topology |
Volume | 40 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 2001 |
Keywords
- 58Exx
- Closed 1-forms
- Lusternik-Schnirelman theory
- Massey products
- Morse theory