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How to prove Liouville measure is invariant under geodesic flow?
Let $M$ be a complete n dimensional Riemannian manifold. $vol$ denotes the n dimensional Hausdorff measure. Let
$$
SM=\{(x,v)|x\in M, v\in T_xM, \|v\|=1\}
$$
be the unit tangent bundle of $M$. Then $...
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Conformal changes of metric and geodesics
Suppose $(M,g)$ is a Riemannian manifold. Let us assume that $X$ denotes a vector field in this manifold and consider the integral curves of this vector field.
Does there exist a conformal factor $c$ ...
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Compressible Ebin-Marsden?
In Ebin and Marsden's paper Groups of Diffeomorphisms and the Motion of an Incompressible Fluid, there is a footnote on the first page indicating that non-homogeneous cases and the case of ...
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On equation $\Delta \circ \partial/\partial X=\partial/\partial X \circ \Delta$ on a Riemannian manifold
Assume that $M$ is a compact Riemannian manifold whose Laplacian is denoted by $\Delta$. Assume that the Euler characteristic of $M$ is zero. Does $M$ admit a non vanishing vector field ...
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Can the methods of algebra characterize nonlinear PDE blow-ups?
Consider 2 simple differential equations: $x'(t)=x(t)^2, x(0)=1$ and $x'(t)=-x(t)^2, x(0)=1$.
As $t$ goes from $0$ to $\infty$, the first equation ($x(t)=1/(1-t)$) will lead to a finite-time blow-up, ...
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A vector space associated with a vector field on a symplectic manifold
$\DeclareMathOperator\Div{Div}$Edit: The correct formulation of the vector space $S(X)$ which is defined in this question is the following:$$S(X)=\{Y\in \chi^{\infty}(M)\mid X.\omega(X,Y)=(1/...
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Elliptic foliations of the plane
A $1$ dimensional foliation of the plane $\mathbb{R}^2$is called elliptic if it admits a non vanishing smooth tangent vector field $X$ with the following properties:
The differential operator ...
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A concept weaker than geodesibility of flows which is possibly useful in limit cycle theory
The main objective of this post is to apply the Gauss Bonnet Theorem to count the number of limit cycles of a polynomial vector field as described in this MO post and its linked MO posts But in this ...
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A vector field whose flow has constant singular values
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Let $D \subseteq \mathbb{R}^2$ be the closed unit disk. Given a vector field $X$ on $D$, let $\psi_t$ be its flow.
Does ...
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The space of diffeomorphisms on a manifold
It is well known that given a compact connected smooth manifold without boundary $M$, the set of diffeomorphisms $Diff^{r}(M)$ of $M$ for $r≥1$, is open in $C^{r}(M)$, the set of continuous functions (...
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Exponential map for tangent space of space of distributions $\mathscr{P}_2(X)$
In Chapter 8 of the book Gradient Flows In Metric Spaces and in the Space of Probability Measures by Ambrosio et al., the tangent space to the space of distributions on $X$ (let's say $X=\mathbb{R}^d$)...
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Dynamical obstruction for a vector field to have a Harmonic divergence
Let $(M,g)$ be an analytic Riemannian manifold and $X$ be an analytic vector field on $M$. Can we always have a volume form $\Omega$ such that $\operatorname{Div}_{\Omega} X$ is a harmonic ...
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Does $P_xP_y+Q_xQ_y=0 \implies$ "non-existence of limit cycle" for $P\partial_x+Q\partial_y$"? (Complex dilatation and limit cycle theory)
Let $X=P\partial_x+Q\partial_y$ be a vector field on the plane $\mathbb{R}^2$. Assume that we have :$$P_xP_y+Q_xQ_y=0$$ Does this imply that the vector field $X$ is a divergence-free vector field ...
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Integrability of Continuous Tangent Subbundles
Are there any field of mathematics, except dynamical systems, where one needs to integrate continuous sub-bundles of the tangent space?
More specifically given a smooth manifold of $M$ and a ...
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Is the space of harmonic functions invariant under the derivational operator associated with a geodesible flow?
Assume that $V$ is a vector field on a
Riemannian manifold $(M,g)$ with natural volume form $\Omega$ arising from $g$.
Assume that the solution curves of $V$ are parametrized geodesics of the ...
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A Fourier elliptic vector field on a Riemannian manifold
Motivation for this question:
Let $X$ be a vector field on a manifold $M$. Obviously the differential operator $D:C^{\infty}(M)\to C^{\infty}(M)$ with $D(f)=X.f$ is not an elliptic opetator when $\...
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A Lie algebra associated with a one dimensional foliation
A non vanishing vector field $X$ on a manifold is called "well behaved" if for every non vanishing smooth function $f$ we have $$C(X)\simeq C(fX)$$ This means that the centralizer Lie algebras $C(...
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