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Singularities of gaussian random maps into the plane

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We compute the expected value of various quantities related to the biparametric singularities of a pair of smooth centered Gaussian random fields on an n-dimensional compact manifold, such as the lengths of the critical curves and contours of a fixed index and the number of cusps. We obtain certain expressions under no particular assumptions other than smoothness of the two fields, but more explicit formulae are derived under varying levels of additional constraints such as the two random fields being i.i.d, stationary, isotropic etc.

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  1. Generic refers to a set of functions that is open and dense in an appropriate metric on the space of smooth functions.

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Assif, P.K.M. Singularities of gaussian random maps into the plane. J Appl. and Comput. Topology 7, 491–525 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41468-023-00113-0

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