Conley Index Theory and Novikov-Morse Theory

0 N ov 2 00 3 Conley Index Theory and Novikov - Morse Theory

We derive general Novikov-Morse type inequalities in a Conley type framework for flows carrying cocycles, therefore generalizing our results in [FJ2] derived for integral cocycle. The condition of carrying a cocycle expresses the nontriviality of integrals of that cocycle on flow lines. Gradient-like flows are distinguished from general flows carrying a cocycle by boundedness conditions on thes...

Novikov - Morse Theory for Dynamical Systems HuiJun

The present paper contains an interpretation and generalization of Novikov’s theory for Morse type inequalities for closed 1-forms in terms of concepts from Conley’s theory for dynamical systems. We introduce the concept of a flow carrying a cocycle α, (generalized) α-flow for short, where α is a cocycle in bounded Alexander-Spanier cohomology theory. Gradient-like flows can then be characteriz...

Functoriality and duality in Morse-Conley-Floer homology

In [13] a homology theory –Morse-Conley-Floer homology– for isolated invariant sets of arbitrary flows on finite dimensional manifolds is developed. In this paper we investigate functoriality and duality of this homology theory. As a preliminary we investigate functoriality in Morse homology. Functoriality for Morse homology of closed manifolds is known [1, 2, 3, 8, 14], but the proofs use isom...

Topological Methods for Differential Equations Degree Theory, Conley Index and Morse Theory

Morse-Conley-Floer Homology

For Morse-Smale pairs on a smooth, closed manifold the MorseSmale-Witten chain complex can be defined. The associated Morse homology is isomorphic to the singular homology of the manifold and yields the classical Morse relations for Morse functions. A similar approach can be used to define homological invariants for isolated invariant sets of flows on a smooth manifold, which gives an analogue ...