Optimal codimension one gradient flows on closed surfaces
We consider codimension one gradient flows on closed surfaces with minimal number of singular points. There are two type of such flow: saddle-node (SN) and saddle connections (SC). We use the chord diagrams to specify flows up to topological trajectory equivivalence. A chord diagram with a marked arc is complete topological invariant of a SN-flow and a chord diagram with T-insert -- of SC-flow. We list all such diagrams for flows on norientable surfaces of genus at most 2 and nonorientable surfaces of genus at most 3. For each of diagram we found inverse one that correspond the inverse flow.
Authors
- Alexandr Prishlyak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7164-807X)
- Illia Ovtsynov
Institutions
- Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (UA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Proceedings of the International Geometry Center
- Published
- 2025-04-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.15673/pigc.v18i1.2835
- Primary Topic
- Mathematical Biology Tumor Growth
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00