Questions tagged [harmonic-functions]
For questions regarding harmonic functions.
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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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Expansion of prolate spheroidal harmonics
For two coordinate frames $O'$ and $O''$ both offset along the $z$-axis by $\pm R$ respectively, with corresponding offset spherical coordinates $r'$, $\theta'$, $r''$ and $\theta''$, and with prolate ...
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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.
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Harmonic maps between surfaces
Suppose $M$ and $N$ are Riemannian manifolds (non compact) of dimension $2$ and $f$ is an harmonic map between $M$ and $N$. When is $f$ conformal?
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Is maximum principle valid in the case of non-smooth boundaries?
Let $U_1$ and $U_2$ be two bounded domains in $\mathbb{R}^n$ such that $U_1 \Subset U_2$. Note that we don't assume $\partial U_i$ to be smooth
or Lipschitz, they may be very bad.
Denote $U=U_2 \...
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Question concerning the proof of the Stein-Weiss interpolation theorem
Currently I am going through the proof of the Stein-Weiss interpolation theorem for a seminar paper and in particular through the proof of Lemma 1 which begins at page 320 (I will use a particular ...
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Bounds for Discrete Poisson Kernel of a Square
I am having difficulty in proving the lower bound of the discrete Poisson kernel of a square denoted as $H$ described below. It is stated in Gregory F. Lawler's Randomm Walk and the Heat Equation as ...
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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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Density of the linear span of products of harmonic polymomials
Let $\mathcal{H}$ denote the space of all harmonic polynomials with complex coefficients in $n$ variables $x_1,\ldots, x_n$ in $\mathbb{R}^n$. I'm trying to show that the linear span of the set $\...
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Sufficient conditions for equality of measures related to harmonic functions
In Axler's book "Harmonic function theory" on this link http://www.latp.univ-mrs.fr/~chaabi/ARTICLES%20IMPORTANTS/Autres%20articles%20interessant/Livres/Harmonic%20Function%20theory.pdf on page 112 ...
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Irreducible representations of Sp(2)
I am looking for an explicit description of the finite dimensional irreducible representations of the classical Lie group $\text{Sp}(2) = \{A\in M_2(\mathbb{H})\,|\,A\overline{A}^T = I\}$.
I can ...
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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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Harmonic analysis, compute that this integral tends to $0$
We have the following setting.
$U$ is a bounded Lipschitz domain in the complex plane.
Consider the following classical Dirichlet problem for the Laplace operator:
$$\begin{align}
\Delta{}u&=0 \...
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The reproducing kernel for harmonics on compact manifolds
Page 39, proposition 1.1.3 here, http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~cis610/sharmonics.pdf clearly explains how for every ``level" (the parameter $k$ in the proposition) one can construct a function ("kernel") ...
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The decay rate of the spectrum of the Gaussian kernel on compact manifolds
It seems that the $k^{th}$ largest eigenvalue of the intergral operator induced on $S^n$ by the Gaussian kernel, $e^{-\frac{\vert \vec{x} - \vec{y} \vert _2^2}{2\sigma^2}}$ decays as $k^{-k}$. This is ...
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Harmonicity on semisimple groups
I asked this on Math.SE and got no answer, so I'll try my luck here.
Let $G$ be a semisimple real Lie group, $U(\mathfrak{g})$ its universal enveloping algebra, let $\Omega$ be the Casimir element in ...
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PDE with harmonic function [closed]
I'm looking for the solution of the following equation
$$2cE^3=E_u^2+ E_v^2$$ where $c$ is a constant and $E$ is an harmonic function w.r. to the variables $u$ and $v$.
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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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Recovering Spherical Harmonics from Discrete Samples
Consider a collection of $N$ points on the 2-sphere chosen uniformly at random. Let's say that there's an edge between two such vertices if their geodesic distance is less than $r_N$. The resulting ...
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harmonic balance method for a 2-mass 3-spring system [closed]
I am trying to solve a nonlinear 3spring-2mass system under harmonic loading by using Fourier series expansion of states of the differential equation. The system is just basically two masses, two ...
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Harmonic/Subharmonic lifting of functions on an annulus
Suppose $\Omega_1, \Omega_2 \subset R^2$ are bounded open regions with $\Omega_1 \Subset \Omega_2$. Let $f_1\in C(\partial \Omega_1)$ and $f_2\in C(\partial \Omega_2)$. Is there a function $h\in H^1(\...
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Coefficient problem for univalent harmonic functions on unit disk
The Clunie Sheil Small conjecture for the second coefficient of a univalent harmonic function on the unit disk is as follows:
Suppose, $h(z)+\overline{g(z)}$ is a one-to-one harmonic function on the ...
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An example for affine function [closed]
I'm looking for an example of a non-Euclidean non-compact Riemannian manifold $(M,g)$ such that we could define a non-constant affine function $f:M\rightarrow \mathbb{R}$, namely its gradient vector ...
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Generate harmonic polynomials for a finite group
Let $G$ be a finite group acting on a complex vector space $V$. Let $\mathcal{D}$ denote the differential operators with constant coefficients and $\mathcal{D}^{G}$ be the $G$-invariant operators. A ...
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$G$-harmonic polynomials, dimension of $\text{Harm}(\mathbb{R}^n, S_n)$? [closed]
Definition. Let $\text{Harm}(\mathbb{R}^n, G)$ be the space of $G$-harmonic polynomials on $\mathbb{R}^n$.
My question is, what is the dimension of $\text{Harm}(\mathbb{R}^n, S_n)$?
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Appropriate Recursion relations for Wigner 3j Symbols
I am attempting to code the Cosmic Microwave Lensed Temperature and Polarisation power spectra from first principles and have been told to code the relevant Wigner 3j symbols using recursion rather ...
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harmonic extension of a curve by different parametrization
Let us consider a curve $\gamma :S^1 \rightarrow \mathbb{R}^3$ (or even a planar convex one if it simplifies). Then I look to the harmonic extension to the disc $h:\mathbb{D}\rightarrow \mathbb{R}^3$ (...
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Expectation equation, harmonic functions, do not understand why equation is true
Let $u: \mathbb{R}_+ \times \mathbb{R}^d$ be a bounded $C^2$ function whose first and second partial derivatives are uniformly bounded (or, more generally, have at most polynomial growth as $|x| \to \...
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Equivalence of $L^p$ harmonic functions on the ball and a representation by harmonic homogeneous polynomials
In Harmonic function theory, there is a theorem which says that if $u$ is an harmonic function on $B\left(a,r\right)$, then there exist homogeneous harmonic polynomials $p_{m}$ in $\mathbb{R}^{n}$ ...
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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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Legendre equation with homogeneous boundary condition
I'm looking for solutions to the Legendre differential equation
$$
\frac{d}{dx}\left((1-x^2)\frac{d}{dx}f(x)\right)+(\alpha-1)\alpha f(x)=0
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with boundary conditions $f'(0)=0$ and $f(1)=0$, but ...
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Dimension of the set of the polynomial growth harmonic function on the hyperbolic plane
We consider the hyperbolic plane and the harmonic function there. Pick any point $p$. Let $H_n, n \in\mathbb N$ be the set of the harmonic functions $f$ such that $|f(x)|\leq c(1+ d(x,p))^n$.
What is ...
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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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Why a cone/parabolic set for the nontangential maximal function?
Suppose $f\in L^p(\mathbb{R}^d)$. Then the Dirichlet BVP for the Laplace equation $\Delta u = 0$ in the upper-half plane $\mathbb{R}^d\times\mathbb{R}_{>0}$ with boundary value $f$ can be solved by ...
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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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Growth of a harmonic function on the disc
Here is my question : I have a harmonic function $h$ on the open unit disc in $D \subset \mathbb{C}$, such that $\iint_D e^{2h} d\lambda(z) \leq A < \infty$ ($d\lambda$ is the Lebesgue measure on $\...
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Oblique derivative smoothness of harmonic functions
Let $Q$ be a domain in the half-space $\mathbb R^n\cap\{x_n>0\}$ and part of its boundary
is a domain $S$ on the hyperplane $x_n=0$. Let $u\in C(\bar Q)\cap C^2( Q)$ satisfy $\Delta u=0$ in $Q$ and ...
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Homogeneous polynomial
Can a homogeneous harmonic polynomial mapping $p(x)=(p_1(x),p_2(x),p_3(x))$, $p(0)=0$, of odd degree $m\ge 3$, of the unit ball $B^3$ into $R^3$ be injective. This means that $p_i$ are harmonic ...
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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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A free boundary problem
Do there exist Jordan analytic curves $J$ in the complex plane $C$, other than circles, with the following property:
There exists a harmonic function $u$ in the unbounded component of $C\backslash J$,...
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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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Closed form for 3j-symbol ratios
I am working on the spherical harmonic decomposition of cosmic microwave background maps, therefore I often deal with functions that are proportional to Wigner 3J symbols/Clebsch–Gordan ...
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A proof of energy functional appearing in the regularity of elliptic and parabolic equations
I have got trapped in this problem for nearly two years when I dealt with regularity of solutions of elliptic and parabolic equations. I have not found a nice proof to support this assertion. Now I am ...
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Harmonic extension in a ball $B(x, r) \subset \mathbb R^n$
I have recently been trying to understand the theory regarding harmonic extensions in $\mathbb R^n$. I have, however, had some difficulties to find the kind of results I am looking for. For that ...
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Harmonic function osculating a given subharmonic function
Let $\Omega\subseteq\mathbb C$ be an open set and let $\phi:\Omega\to\mathbb R_{\geq 0}$ be an exhausting (i.e. proper) smooth subharmonic function. Fix $p\in\Omega$. Does there exist a harmonic ...
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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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Find sufficient and necessary conditions on $f$ in which the level curve $f(x,y)=0$ implies only one case $x=a$ for all real $y$ [closed]
Let $f:ℝ²→ℝ$ be an arbitrary harmonic function. A level curve in two dimensions is a curve on which the value of a function $f(x,y)$ is a constant. My question is: Find sufficient and necessary ...
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Extending a harmonic function in a ball to subharmonic in a larger ball
Consider the Laplace equation in a ball $B(r) \subset \mathbb{R}^n$ of radius $r$:
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-\Delta u &= 0, \quad \text {in} \quad B(r), \\
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Extendability of $L^{p}$ harmonic functions
Let $u$ be a harmonic function on some open set $\Omega\subset\mathbb{R}^{n}$ and $u\in L^{p}\left(\Omega\right)$. Is there any reference on extending $u$ to harmonic function on a larger open set $\...
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