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Height function on 2-torus with only 3 critical points
It is well-known that a Morse function on $T^2$ has at least $4$ critical points, but also that there exist functions $f\colon T^2\to\mathbb R$ with only 3 critical points (the least possible number ...
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Tubular neighborhoods in the proof of the Morse homology theorem
I have a question regarding the proof of the Morse homology theorem given by D. Salamon in "Morse theory, the Conley index and Floer homology". The full text can be found here:
http://www.mtm.ufsc.br/...