The computation of the index of a Morse function at a critical point.
On a theorem of H. Hopf.
Some Applications of the Resultant
Polynomials and degrees of maps in real normed algebras
Let be the algebra of quaternions or octonions . In this manuscript an elementary proof is given, based on ideas of Cauchy and D’Alembert, of the fact that an ordinary polynomial has a root in . As a consequence, the Jacobian determinant is always non-negative in . Moreover, using the idea of the topological degree we show that a regular polynomial over has also a root in . Finally, utilizing multiplication () in , we prove various results on the topological degree of products...
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