Algebraic topology methods in the theory of compact fields in Banach spaces
We present a generalization of the classical Conley index defined for flows on locally compact spaces to flows on an infinite-dimensional real Hilbert space H generated by vector fields of the form f: H → H, f(x) = Lx + K(x), where L: H → H is a bounded linear operator satisfying some technical assumptions and K is a completely continuous perturbation. Simple examples are presented to show how this new invariant can be applied in searching critical points of strongly indefinite functionals having...
Let V be an orthogonal representation of a compact Lie group G and let S(V),D(V) be the unit sphere and disc of V, respectively. If F: V → ℝ is a G-invariant C¹-map then the G-equivariant gradient C⁰-map ∇F: V → V is said to be admissible provided that . We classify the homotopy classes of admissible G-equivariant gradient maps ∇F: (D(V),S(V)) → (V,V∖0).
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