Morse functions under boundaryless model transport #
Passing from an arbitrary boundaryless model to its vector-space-valued atlas preserves critical points, nondegenerate critical points, the Morse index, and the Morse property on any subset. These comparisons use the identical extended charts, not a new choice of Morse coordinates. Thus self-modelled local constructions can be applied without changing the critical-point data.
Critical points are unchanged by the boundaryless model transport.
Nondegenerate critical points are unchanged by the boundaryless model transport.
The Morse index is unchanged, since the extended coordinate expression is identical.
Being Morse on a subset is preserved, including the smoothness requirement.
Global Morse functions are unchanged by replacing a boundaryless model by its vector space.