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A problem of defining addition in a Quotient space
Let $\mathcal{C}$ be the space of all parametric curves $x:[0,1]\rightarrow \mathbb{R}^2$. Let the set of all re-parameterizations of curves is $\Gamma = \{\gamma : [0, 1] \rightarrow [0, 1]| \gamma (...
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Taylor expansion in Riemannian foliations
Take:
$M$ a Riemannian manifold, ${X_0}\in M$,
$N_{X_0}$ a submanifold of $M$ going through ${X_0}$,
and $Z \in N_{X_0}$ in a neighborhood of ${X_0}$.
At ${X_0} \in N_{X_0}$, we consider the ...
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Riemann normal coordiantes and change of metric
Le $(M,g)$ be Riemannian manifold. Fix point $p\in M$. We can define the map
$$\exp: U \subset T_p M \rightarrow M$$
$$\exp(X) = \gamma_{p,X}(1)$$
where $t\mapsto \gamma_{p,X}(t)$ is geodesic such ...
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Charecterizing (Riemannian) submanifolds of the Bures-Wasserstein manifold
I'm still learning Riemannian geometry, so please correct any mistakes.
I am interested in the Bures-Wasserstein manifold of centered Gaussians of dimension $d$. In this case, the manifold $\mathcal{M}...
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Is every minimal graph smooth?
The following result was taken from the book of Gilbarg-Trudinger:
In particular, if the graph is minimal, then $u$ is smooth.
Now comes my question: does the same conclusion hold for graphs over ...
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Why is the divergence theorem used in the Eells-Sampson paper slightly different from that in a textbook?
I am reading Harmonic Mappings of Riemannian Manifolds by Eells and Sampson. In chapter 2, the author(s) used the divergence theorem, which does not look like the usual divergence theorem for ...
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Example metrics for exotic R4
I'm a physics student trying to understand what exotic manifolds, such as exotic R4, means. Is there known examples what the Riemannian metric of some exotic R4 (or some exotic sphere) would be? Does ...
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The idealizer of the space of vector fields with vanishing divergence
The space of smooth vector fields on a manifold is counted as a Lie algebra with the usual Lie bracket structure.
Is there a Riemannian manifold of dimension at least $2$ which satisfies either of ...
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Angle between two vectors in a Minkowski (Finsler) space
Given a Minkowski (or Finsler) space $(V,F)$, I am wondering how to define the angle between two vectors $w$ and $v$. I first thought it must be as $$\cos\theta(w,v)=\frac{g_w(w,v)}{\sqrt{g_w(w,w)g_w(...
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Is this possible to calculate norm of a vector using its inner product with another vector
Given a manifold $M$ with two Riemannian metrics $g_1$ and $g_2$ on $M$, a vector field $\xi$, and a smooth function $f:M\to \mathbb{R}$, is this possible to calculate $g_2(\xi,\xi)$ having the ...
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Question about a particular estimate in Riemannian geometry
I have been studying the book Some Nonlinear Problems In Riemannian Geometry - Thierry Aubin. On page $46$ he begins the proof of the Sobolev imbedding theorem to manifolds. The proof is divided in ...
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