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Bounded covariant derivative of curvature tensor
Let $M$ be a complete Riemannian manifold.
Suppose that there are positive constants $i_0$ and $K$ such that the injectivity radius of $M$ is at least $i_0$ and $|\mathrm{Rm}|\le K$ and $|\nabla \...
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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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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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Harmonic functions on complete Riemannian manifolds
I have started reading a paper of Colding and Minicozzi, where they prove that on a complete Riemannian manifold $M$ of non-negative Ricci curvature, the space of harmonic functions of growth order at ...
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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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Points where harmonic functions fail to give a coordinates system
Let $\Omega$ be a bounded domain in $\mathbb R^n$ with a smooth boundary and let $g$ be a smooth Riemannian metric on $\Omega$. Let $f_1,f_2,\ldots,f_n$ be non-constant smooth functions on $\partial \...
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how to construct a finite energy map
In the construction of harmonic maps by Eells and Sampson, one needs to start with a map with finite energy and use the heat equation to deform it into a harmonic map. The construction of such a ...
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Every homotopy class contains at least a harmonic representative
Let $(M^3,g)$ be a closed, connected and oriented Riemannian $3$-manifold. A circle-valued map $v : M \to S^1$ is harmonic iff the gradient $1$-form $\omega_v = v^* d\theta \in \Omega_1(M)$ is ...
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When is this differential form harmonic?
Let $(M^3, g)$ be a (closed) Riemannian manifold and let $u: M \to S$ be a harmonic function, where $S$ is a closed orientable surface. If $\omega$ is a $2$-form on $S$, what are sufficient conditions ...
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Approximate a one-form on the disk with nowhere vanishing one-forms satisfying an asymptotic vanishing of some derivatives
Let $\mathbb{D}^2$ be the closed two-dimensional unit disk, and let $g:\mathbb{D}^2 \to \mathbb{R}$ be a non-constant harmonic function (smooth up to the boundary).
Does there exist a sequence of ...
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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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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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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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Motivation and examples of parabolic manifolds
Let $(M^{n},g)$ be a Riemannian manifold, we say that $M$ is parabolic if the constant functions over $M$ are the only subharmonic functions which are bounded above, i.e, for a function $u \in C^{2}(M)...
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harmonic coordinates on non-compact manifolds
Is it possible to show the existence of harmonic coordinates (e.g., on uniform-sized balls) on certain classes of non-compact Riemannian manifolds? For example, one may expect that such harmonic ...
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Is the evaluation map from harmonic forms on the torus surjective on flat neighbourhoods?
In a nutshell:
Given a metric on the torus $\mathbb{T}^n$, can we extend any element $\sigma \in \bigwedge^k T_p^*\mathbb{T}^n$ to a global harmonic form?
Let $\mathbb{T}^n$ be the $n$-Torus. Fix ...
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Is every "higher-order" harmonic morphism conformal?
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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 the wedge of coordinate differentials to be harmonic
Let $(M,g)$ be a smooth $d$-dimensional Riemannian manifold, $d$ even. Are there obstructions (I guess in terms of curvature) for $g$ to have the following property:
For every $p \in M$ there exist a ...
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Invariance of the space of harmonic functions under derivation associated to a non-vanishing vector field
Let $X$ be a non-vanishing real analytic vector field on an open manifold $M$. What kind of obstructions would appear when we search for a Riemannian metric on $M$ such that the space of ...
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Tweetable way to see Riemannian isometries are harmonic?
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Smooth Riemannian isometries are harmonic. Can one conclude ...
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Are all the mappings which satisfy this equation scaled isometries?
Let $M,N$ be smooth oriented $d$-dimensional Riemannian manifolds, $\, f:M \to N$ a smooth map. Let $\Omega^1(M,f^*TN)=\Gamma(T^*M \otimes f^*TN)$ be the space of $f^*TN$-valued one-forms.
Let $d$ ...
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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 ...
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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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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 function with injective boundary conditions is an immersion?
Let $(M,g)$ be an $n$-dimensional, connected, compact Riemannian manifold with boundary. Assume we are given an immersion $f:M \to \mathbb{R}^n$. (i.e $df$ is invertible at every point $p \in M$, note ...
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Equivalence of Harmonic Maps and Conformal Maps on Genus-0 closed surfaces
By the uniformization theorem, for every genus-0 closed surface $\mathcal{M}\subset\mathbb{R}^3$, there is a conformal map $f:\mathcal{M}\rightarrow \mathbb{S}^2$. Furthermore consider the Dirichlet ...
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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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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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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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Harmonic Function with special property
I would appreciate any help with the following problem:
Let $(M,g)$ be a 3 dimensional Riemann manifold with boundary. Let $ \Gamma $ be a surface of sufficient regularity dividing M into two ...
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Holomorphic maps on $\mathbb{R}^{n}$ (for n not necessarily even)
Edit according to the comment of user36931 I remove the "motivation" from the previous version and I add an statement to the first question
We consider the following two classes of smooth maps on $...
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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
$$E[\...
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