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Math 6510 • Differentiable Manifolds

Winter 2004 • Question 1

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Math 6510 • Differentiable Manifolds Winter 2004 • Question 1

Let \(f:\mathbb {R}^n\to \mathbb {R}\) be a smooth function. Show that there is \(v\in \mathbb {R}^n\) such that the function \(g_v:\mathbb {R}^n\to \mathbb {R}\) given by \[ g_v(x)=f(x)+v\cdot x \] is Morse (i.e. all critical points are nondegenerate).

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Let \(f:\mathbb{R}^n\to\mathbb{R}\) be a smooth function. Show that there is
\(v\in\mathbb{R}^n\) such that the function \(g_v:\mathbb{R}^n\to\mathbb{R}\) given by
\[
  g_v(x)=f(x)+v\cdot x
\]
is Morse (i.e. all critical points are nondegenerate).

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Morse Theory and Critical Points