The exponential map on the free loop space is Fredholm

被引:11
作者
Misiolek, G [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV NOTRE DAME,DEPT MATH,NOTRE DAME,IN 46556
关键词
Riemannian Manifold; Loop Space; Conjugate Point; Index Zero; Free Loop Space;
D O I
10.1007/s000390050032
中图分类号
O1 [数学];
学科分类号
0701 ; 070101 ;
摘要
We study the exponential map on Hilbert riemannian manifolds and show that on the free loop space Omega M-n = H-1(S-1, M-n) it is a nonlinear Fredholm map of index zero. Among corollaries we obtain that only one type of conjugate points exists in Omega M-n. This answers a question of W. Klingenberg.
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页码:954 / 969
页数:16
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