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Scalar parabolic PDE's and braids
R. Ghrist, R. C. Vandervorst
The comparison principle for scalar second order parabolic PDEs on functions admits a topological interpretation: pairs of solutions, and , ev…
math.DS2001
Morse theory on spaces of braids and Lagrangian dynamics
R. W. Ghrist, J. B. Van den Berg, R. C. Vandervorst
In the first half of the paper we construct a Morse-type theory on certain spaces of braid diagrams. We define a topological invariant of closed positive braids which is correlated…