The number of critical points in Morse approximations
Compositio Mathematica, Volume 34 (1977) no. 3, p. 285-288 
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King, Henry. The number of critical points in Morse approximations. Compositio Mathematica, Volume 34 (1977) no. 3, pp. 285-288. http://www.numdam.org/item/CM_1977__34_3_285_0/

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