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Are harmonic mappings non-singular outside a set of measure zero?
Let $g$ be a smooth Riemannian metric on the closed $n$-dimensional unit disk $\mathbb D^n$.
Let $f: \mathbb D^n \to \mathbb{R}^n$ be a smooth orientation-preserving immersion, and let $\omega :\...
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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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Barycentric interpolation in hyperbolic triangles
Let $T$ and $T'$ be triangles in the hyperbolic plane $\mathbb{H}^2$, denote by $A, B, C$ and$A', B', C'$ their vertices respectively. Let $f : T \to T'$ be the unique "barycentric interpolation" that ...
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Harmonicity on semisimple groups
I asked this on Math.SE and got no answer, so I'll try my luck here.
Let $G$ be a semisimple real Lie group, $U(\mathfrak{g})$ its universal enveloping algebra, let $\Omega$ be the Casimir element in ...
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Harmonic maps and centers of mass in Riemannian manifolds
Consider a smooth map $f : M \to N$ between two Riemannian manifolds $(M,g)$ and $(N,h)$. I would like to think of the tension field of $f$ and the harmonicity of $f$ in terms of centers of mass.
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Bubble tree convergence: Why is it necessary to consider centre of mass of the energy measure?
In the paper “Bubble Tree Convergence for Harmonic Maps” by Thomas H. Parker, after the picking the energy concentration points, he proceeded by expanding the map around each energy concentration ...
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Critical points of a strictly subharmonic function
Let $M$ be a smooth, compact manifold with boundary. Let $u: M \to \mathbf{R}$ be a smooth function that has its Riemannian Laplacian equal to a positive constant:
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\Delta u = A > 0....
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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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Obstructions for existence of a Riemannian metric such that a given function is harmonic
Let $f:\mathbb{R}^{n}\to \mathbb{R}$ be a smooth function. What type of obstructions exist for existence of a Riemannian metric $g$ on $\mathbb{R}^{n}$ such that $f$ is a harmonic ...
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Existence of harmonic maps between loops
Given a Riemannian manifold $M$ and two smooth loops $\gamma_0, \gamma_1: S^1 \longrightarrow M$ in it, I am looking for maps $\phi: [0, T] \times S^1 \longrightarrow M$ which minimize the energy
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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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Local properties of harmonic forms on riemannian manifolds
Consider a riemannian manifold together with a orthogonal basis $\{\alpha_1,\dots,\alpha_n\}$ of the space of harmonic $k$-form. I suspect that the inner product $\langle \alpha_i, \alpha_j \rangle$ ...
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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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Is every "higher-order" harmonic morphism conformal?
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Is the Lie derivative of a harmonic form also a harmonic form?
On Helgason's book "Differential Geometry, Lie Groups, and Symmetric Spaces" it is said that the Lie derivative along a left-invariant vector field of an harmonic form is again a harmonic form. This ...
