Special framed Morse functions on surfaces

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Abstract

Let MM be a smooth closed orientable surface. Let FF be the space of Morse functions on MM, and F1\mathbb{F}^1 the space of framed Morse functions, both endowed with C∞C^\infty-topology. The space F0\mathbb{F}^0 of special framed Morse functions is defined. We prove that the inclusion mapping F0↪F1\mathbb{F}^0\hookrightarrow\mathbb{F}^1 is a homotopy equivalence. In the case when at least χ(M)+1χ(M)+1 critical points of each function of FF are labeled, homotopy equivalences K~∼M~\mathbb{\widetilde K}\sim\widetilde{\cal M} and F∼F0∼D0×K~F\sim\mathbb{F}^0\sim{\mathscr D}^0\times\mathbb{\widetilde K} are proved, where K~\mathbb{\widetilde K} is the complex of framed Morse functions, M~≈F1/D0\widetilde{\cal M}\approx\mathbb{F}^1/{\mathscr D}^0 is the universal moduli space of framed Morse functions, D0{\mathscr D}^0 is the group of self-diffeomorphisms of MM homotopic to the identity.

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