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implicit function theorem and harmonic mapping
We are given two Riemannian manifolds $M,N$ of dimension $m$ and $n$ and a function $G \colon M \times N \to \mathbb{R}^n$ which satisfies the assumptions of the implicit function theorem, meaning ...
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Harmonic map heat flow in positive curvature
Suppose I wish to relax/smooth a map $\phi:M\rightarrow N$ between two surfaces $M,N$ embedded in $\mathbb{R}^3$. I could try flowing the map using harmonic heat flow, which (as I understand it) is ...
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Potential theory as a tool in extrinsic flows
Let $M \subseteq \mathbb{R}^n$ be a submanifold. For a point $x$ disjoint from $M$, we can define the electric potential $\Phi(x) = \int_M \frac{dM}{|x-m|^{n-2}}$, which is smooth and harmonic where ...
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Geometrical point of view of the harmonic constraints ($\Delta g_{ij}=0$) in General Relativity
What does it mean, from the geometrical point of view, use (in General Relativity) of the constraints on the metric tensor's coefficients such that $\Delta g_{ij}=0$? (where $\Delta$ is the Beltrami-...
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Clarification about solvability of Dirichlet problem at infinity on a pinched negative curvature space
Let $M$ be a complete Riemannian manifold of pinched negative curvature $(-a^2 \leq K \leq -b^2 < 0)$. Let $M_\infty$ denote the ideal boundary and $\varphi \in C^0(M_\infty)$ be a prescribed "...
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Does a map which preserve harmonic forms preserve co-closed forms (locally)?
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Let $\M,\N$ be $d$-dimensional oriented Riemannian manifolds ($d \ge 2$). Let $f:\M \to \N$ be smooth.
Let $1 \le k \le d-1$ be fixed....
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Integrability (and hence regularity) of $\alpha$-harmonic maps
To prove the smoothness of an $\alpha$-harmonic map, Sachs and Uhlenbeck firstly show (in their paper "The existence of minimal immersions of 2-spheres") that it is in the Sobolev space $L^...
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Existence of nonparabolic ends
Let $M$ a nonparabolic Riemannian manifold. If exists only one nonparabolic end $E$. We would like to know why the subspace of space of bounded harmonic functions with finite Dirichlet integral is the ...
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Generalized harmonic map
Let $M, N$ be closed Riemannian manifolds and $c$ be a constant. For a map $f:M\to N$, define the energy as
$$E(f) = \frac{1}{2} \int_M\Big( \| df(x)\|^2 - c\| f(x) \|^2 \Big) d\mu(x).$$
When $c=0$, ...
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