We compute the fixed point index of non-degenerate central configurations for the n-body problem in the euclidean space of dimension d, relating it to the Morse index of the gravitational potential function Ū induced on the manifold of all maximal O(d)-orbits. In order to do so, we analyze the geometry of maximal orbit type manifolds, and compute Morse indices with respect to the mass-metric bilinear form on configuration spaces.

Ferrario, D. (2017). Central configurations, Morse and fixed point indices. BULLETIN OF THE BELGIAN MATHEMATICAL SOCIETY SIMON STEVIN, 24(4), 631-640 [10.36045/bbms/1515035012].

Central configurations, Morse and fixed point indices

Ferrario, DL
2017

Abstract

We compute the fixed point index of non-degenerate central configurations for the n-body problem in the euclidean space of dimension d, relating it to the Morse index of the gravitational potential function Ū induced on the manifold of all maximal O(d)-orbits. In order to do so, we analyze the geometry of maximal orbit type manifolds, and compute Morse indices with respect to the mass-metric bilinear form on configuration spaces.
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Fixed points; Morse index; central configurations.
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2017
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631
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Ferrario, D. (2017). Central configurations, Morse and fixed point indices. BULLETIN OF THE BELGIAN MATHEMATICAL SOCIETY SIMON STEVIN, 24(4), 631-640 [10.36045/bbms/1515035012].
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