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Elliptic equations and Fredholms alternative in the non-compact case

Let $M$ be a smooth Riemannian manifold and $E$ be a finite-rank vector bundle over $M$ equipped with a bundle metric $\langle\cdot,\cdot\rangle\in\Gamma^{\infty}(E^{\ast}\otimes E^{\ast})$, i.e. $\...
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Compactly-supported harmonic tensors

Let $({M},g)$ be a connected and non-compact Riemannian manifold without boundary. If $L:\Gamma^{\infty}(E)\to \Gamma^{\infty}(E)$ is a linear second order elliptic operator on some smooth $\mathbb{R}$...
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Existence of eigen basis for elliptic operator on compact manifold

Let $M$ be a compact Riemannian manifold. Let $E$ be a vector bundle over $M$ equipped with a Hermitian (or Euclidean) metric on its fibers. Let $D$ be a linear elliptic differential operator acting ...
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Hodge decomposition in elliptic complexes

EDIT: In the book "Principles of Algebraic Geometry" by Griffiths and Harris the authors prove the Hodge decomposition for the Dolbeault operator $\bar\partial$ on differential forms on a ...
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Poisson equation on manifolds

Let $(\mathcal{M},g)$ be a compact Riemannian manifold with Levi-Civita connection $\nabla$. It is well-known that the Poisson equation $$\Delta u=f$$ does have a solution on $C^{\infty}(\mathcal{M})$ ...
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Minimal normal graph

Let $(M^3,g)$ be a complete and orientable Riemannian $3$-manifold and let $\Sigma^2 \subset M$ be a compact orientable totally geodesic surface embedded in $M$. For $f \in C^{2,\alpha}(\Sigma)$ with ...
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Is there an upper bound on dimension of kernel of elliptic operator for a fixed closed manifold M

Assume that $M$ is a smooth closed manifold and $E,F$ are fixed smooth vector bundles over $M.$ Is there a number $C,$ such that for any elliptic operator $\mathcal{D}:\Gamma(E)\to\Gamma(F)$ $$\...
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Harmonic/conformal map composition between manifolds in either order?

Suppose $\mathcal{M}$, $\mathcal{N}$, and $\mathcal{P}$ are Riemannian manifolds (compact and of dimension 2, if it matters). It seems well-known that if $\phi:\mathcal{M}\rightarrow\mathcal{N}$ is (...
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