Reidemeister torsion in generalized Morse theory
Reidemeister torsion in generalized Morse theory
In two previous papers with Yi-Jen Lee, we defined and computed a notion of Reidemeister torsion for the Morse theory of closed 1-forms on a finite dimensional manifold. The present paper gives an a priori proof that this Morse theory invariant is a topological in- variant. It is hoped that …