Floer theory

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Floer theory is a branch of symplectic geometry and low-dimensional topology that extends Morse-theoretic ideas to infinite-dimensional spaces, providing powerful tools for studying periodic orbits, Lagrangian intersections, and invariants such as Floer homology.

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instanceOf branch of low-dimensional topology ⓘ
branch of symplectic geometry ⓘ
mathematical theory ⓘ
appliesTo Hamiltonian diffeomorphisms ⓘ
pairs of Lagrangian submanifolds ⓘ
symplectic manifolds ⓘ
basedOn Morse theory ⓘ
linked to: Morse Theory
coreConcept action functional on loop space ⓘ
continuation maps ⓘ
moduli spaces of solutions to Floer equations ⓘ
spectral invariants ⓘ
transversality and perturbations ⓘ
defines Floer chain complex ⓘ
linked to: Floer theory

Floer differential ⓘ
linked to: Floer theory

Floer homology groups ⓘ
linked to: Floer theory
developedBy Andreas Floer ⓘ
extends Morse theory to infinite-dimensional spaces ⓘ
fieldOfStudy Hamiltonian dynamics ⓘ
Morse theory ⓘ
low-dimensional topology ⓘ
symplectic geometry ⓘ
hasVariant Hamiltonian Floer homology ⓘ
Lagrangian Floer homology ⓘ
linked to: Floer theory

instanton Floer homology ⓘ
monopole Floer homology ⓘ
symplectic Floer homology ⓘ
historicalPeriod late 20th century ⓘ
inspired Heegaard Floer homology ⓘ
linked to: Floer theory

embedded contact homology ⓘ
symplectic field theory ⓘ
mainTool Floer homology ⓘ
linked to: Floer theory
namedAfter Andreas Floer ⓘ
notableResult proofs of cases of the Arnold conjecture for symplectic fixed points ⓘ
relatedTo Gromov–Witten theory ⓘ
Heegaard Floer homology ⓘ
linked to: Floer theory

Seiberg–Witten theory ⓘ
instanton Floer homology ⓘ
monopole Floer homology ⓘ
studies Lagrangian intersections ⓘ
periodic orbits of Hamiltonian systems ⓘ
pseudo-holomorphic curves ⓘ
symplectic invariants ⓘ
usedFor Arnold conjecture ⓘ
Weinstein conjecture ⓘ
classification of symplectic manifolds ⓘ
construction of invariants of 3-manifolds ⓘ
construction of invariants of 4-manifolds ⓘ
uses Fredholm theory ⓘ
linked to: Fredholm operator

compactness results for moduli spaces ⓘ
elliptic partial differential equations ⓘ
gradient flow lines of an action functional ⓘ

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Morse theory → hasVariant → Floer theory ⓘ
subject linked to: Morse Theory
Morse theory → inspired → Floer homology ⓘ
subject linked to: Morse Theory
linked to: Floer theory
Donaldson invariants → relatedTo → Floer homology ⓘ
linked to: Floer theory
McDuff–Salamon theory of J-holomorphic curves → providesToolsFor → Gromov–Witten theory ⓘ
linked to: Floer theory
Dietmar Salamon → hasResearchInterest → Floer homology ⓘ
linked to: Floer theory
Introduction to Symplectic Topology → topic → Floer homology ⓘ
linked to: Floer theory
Arnold conjecture → topic → Floer theory ⓘ
Arnold conjecture → topic → Hamiltonian Floer homology ⓘ
linked to: Floer theory
Arnold conjecture → motivatedDevelopmentOf → Floer homology ⓘ
linked to: Floer theory
Arnold conjecture → isCentralTo → Hamiltonian Floer theory ⓘ
linked to: Floer theory
Khovanov homology → relatedTo → Heegaard Floer homology ⓘ
linked to: Floer theory
Donaldson theory → relatedTo → Floer homology ⓘ
linked to: Floer theory
Donaldson theory → relatedTo → instanton Floer homology ⓘ
linked to: Floer theory
Maslov index → usedIn → Floer theory ⓘ
Maslov index → usedIn → Lagrangian intersection theory ⓘ
linked to: Floer theory
Seiberg–Witten invariants → relatedTo → Floer homology ⓘ
linked to: Floer theory
Seiberg–Witten invariants → relatedTo → Heegaard Floer homology ⓘ
linked to: Floer theory
Floer theory → mainTool → Floer homology ⓘ
linked to: Floer theory
Floer theory → defines → Floer chain complex ⓘ
linked to: Floer theory
Floer theory → defines → Floer differential ⓘ
linked to: Floer theory
Floer theory → defines → Floer homology groups ⓘ
linked to: Floer theory
Floer theory → relatedTo → Heegaard Floer homology ⓘ
linked to: Floer theory
Floer theory → inspired → Heegaard Floer homology ⓘ
linked to: Floer theory
Floer theory → hasVariant → Lagrangian Floer homology ⓘ
linked to: Floer theory