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Can the adjoint of the exterior derivative in semi-Riemannian geometry be defined without the Hodge * operator?
The adjoint of the exterior derivarive is defined by
$\delta:=(-1)^k\ast^{-1}d\ast$,
but I need a way which avoids the Hodge $\ast$ operator.
Is there another definition?
For example, for ...
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Index of an Operator
I've been working through the heat-equation proof of the Atiyah-Singer index theorem. My question is what is the motivation for the definition of the index of an operator? I know there is the ...
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Are these operators defined on 2D surfaces self-adjoint?
My research group finds/proposes a fundamental operator in quantum mechanics, the Cartesian momentum as I called (I think for mathematician the ref. 2007 is sufficient). However, I do not know whether ...
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Are the eigenvalues of the Laplacian of a generic Kähler metric simple?
It is a theorem of Uhlenbeck that for a generic Riemannian metric, the Laplacian acting on functions has simple eigenvalues, i.e., all the eigenspaces are 1-dimensional. (Here "generic" means the set ...
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Reference for a particular Radon transform on non-positively curved spaces
Let me first recall that the classical Radon transform takes a (smooth compactly supported, say) function $f$ defined on $\mathbb{R}^n$ as an input, and gives as output the map $H\mapsto \int_H f$ for ...
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Examples of loss of regularity by "creation of topology"
I would like to have a list as general as possible of examples of situations where the density of smooth objects into some "natural class" (the meaning of "natural" depending on the problem considered)...
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What's wrong with compact-open topology on the space of maps?
Given a smooth vector bundle $E$ with non-compact base, let
$\Gamma(E)$ be the space of $C^\infty$ sections equipped with compact-open $C^\infty$-topology.
I have heard that $\Gamma(E)$ is not ...
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Orthogonal complements in Hilbert bundles
It's a standard fact that for a finite-dimensional vector bundle with an inner product, the othogonal complement of any subbundle is itself a locally trivial vector bundle.
What is known about the ...
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Which Fréchet manifolds have a smooth partition of unity?
A classical theorem is saying that every smooth, finite-dimensional manifold has a smooth partition of unity. My question is:
Which Fréchet manifolds have a smooth partition of unity?
How is the ...
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Example for an integral, rectifiable varifold with unbounded first variation
I'm just looking for an example of an integral, rectifiable varifold, which has no locally bounded first variation.
Recapitulation
for every $m$-rectifiable varifold $\mu$ exists a $m$-rectifiable ...
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Important results that use infinite-dimensional manifolds?
Are Banach manifolds (or other types of infinite-dimensional manifolds) just curiosities, or have they been utilized to prove some interesting/important results? Where do they turn up? Important ...
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Is Dependent Choice all we really need?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axiom_of_dependent_choice
Is DC sufficient for the understanding of objects that are countable in some suitable sense?
For example, is DC sufficient for the full ...
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Are smooth functions on an uncountable sum continuous?
Consider the linear space $\sum_{\mathbb{R}} \mathbb{R}$. As in the Frolicher-Kriegl-Michor view, we make this into a Frolicher space as follows.
Equip it with the locally convex topology of the ...
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