Index, Intersections, and Multiplicity of Min-Max Geodesics

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Autori principali: Marx-Kuo, Jared, Sarnataro, Lorenzo, Stryker, Douglas
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author Marx-Kuo, Jared
Sarnataro, Lorenzo
Stryker, Douglas
author_facet Marx-Kuo, Jared
Sarnataro, Lorenzo
Stryker, Douglas
contents We prove upper bounds for the Morse index and number of intersections of min-max geodesics achieving the $p$-widths of a closed surface. A key tool in our analysis is a proof that for a generic set of metrics, the tangent cone at any vertex of any finite union of closed immersed geodesics consists of exactly two lines. We also construct examples to demonstrate that multiplicity one does not hold generically in this setting. Specifically, we construct an open set of metrics on $S^2$ for which the $p$-width is only achieved by $p$ copies of a single geodesic.
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spellingShingle Index, Intersections, and Multiplicity of Min-Max Geodesics
Marx-Kuo, Jared
Sarnataro, Lorenzo
Stryker, Douglas
Differential Geometry
We prove upper bounds for the Morse index and number of intersections of min-max geodesics achieving the $p$-widths of a closed surface. A key tool in our analysis is a proof that for a generic set of metrics, the tangent cone at any vertex of any finite union of closed immersed geodesics consists of exactly two lines. We also construct examples to demonstrate that multiplicity one does not hold generically in this setting. Specifically, we construct an open set of metrics on $S^2$ for which the $p$-width is only achieved by $p$ copies of a single geodesic.
title Index, Intersections, and Multiplicity of Min-Max Geodesics
topic Differential Geometry
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.02580