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Analytic Torsion, Flows and Foliations

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We present an overview of the known results in Lefschetz formulas for flows, that is, on the problem of relating the topology of a manifold to the number and nature of periodic orbits of a vector field.

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  1. Department of Mathematics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109-1003, USA

    Stephane Laederich

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  1. Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Cincinnati, 45221, Cincinnati, OH, USA

    H. S. Dumas

  2. Institute for Dynamics Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Cincinnati, 45221, Cincinnati, OH, USA

    K. S. Meyer

  3. Department of Computer Science, University of Cincinnati, 45221, Cincinnati, OH, USA

    D. S. Schmidt

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Laederich, S. (1995). Analytic Torsion, Flows and Foliations. In: Dumas, H.S., Meyer, K.S., Schmidt, D.S. (eds) Hamiltonian Dynamical Systems. The IMA Volumes in Mathematics and its Applications, vol 63. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-8448-9_13

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