2 papers
math.GT2019
W. P. Thurston and French mathematics
François Laudenbach, Athanase Papadopoulos
We give a general overview of the influence of William Thurston on the French mathematical school and we show how some of the major problems he solved are rooted in the French math…
math.GT2018
A geometric Morse-Novikov complex with infinite series coefficients
François Laudenbach, Carlos Moraga Ferrandiz
Let M be a closed n-dimensional manifold, n > 2, whose first real cohomology group H 1 (M ; R) is non-zero. We present a general method for constructing a Morse 1-form on M , c…