Critical points of functions on analytic varieties

Critical Points of Master Functions and Flag Varieties

We consider critical points of master functions associated with integral dominant weights of Kac-Moody algebras and introduce a generating procedure constructing new critical points starting from a given one. The set of all critical points constructed from a given one is called a population. We formulate a conjecture that a population is isomorphic to the flag variety of the Langlands dual Kac-...

Fixed Points of Analytic Functions

On the Critical Points of Harmonic Functions

Critical Points of Functions on Singular Spaces

We compare and contrast various notions of the “critical locus” of a complex analytic function on a singular space. After choosing a topological variant as our primary notion of the critical locus, we justify our choice by generalizing Lê and Saito’s result that constant Milnor number implies that Thom’s af condition is satisfied.

Analytic order of singular and critical points

We deal with the following closely related problems: (i) For a germ of a reduced plane analytic curve, what is the minimal degree of an algebraic curve with a singular point analytically equivalent (isomorphic) to the given one? (ii) For a germ of a holomorphic function in two variables with an isolated critical point, what is the minimal degree of a polynomial, equivalent to the given function...