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On properties of Besse spheres

Let $(\mathbb{S}^2,g)$ be a Besse sphere, that is, a Riemannian sphere all of whose geodesics are closed. By a result of Gromoll and Grove, all the geodesics are simple (no self-intersections) and ...
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When are nodal lines on a sphere geodesics?

Let $(S^2, g)$ be a Riemannian sphere and let $L := \Delta_{S^2} + q$ be a Schrödinger operator on $S^2$. Suppose that $L$ has index equal to one and that $u \in C^{\infty}(S^2)$ ($u \neq 0$) lies in ...
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Infinitely many simple closed geodesics in any compact orientable surface but the sphere

My question is the following: if $(\Sigma, g)$ is any compact orientable Riemannian surface of genus $g \geq 1$, is it true that there are infinitely many closed, simple and geometrically distinct ...