In this paper, we investigate the Gauss maps of a Ricci-mean curvature flow. A Ricci-mean curvature flow is a coupled equation of a mean curvature flow and a Ricci flow on the ambient manifold. Ruh and Vilms proved that the Gauss map of a minimal submanifold in a Euclidean space is a harmonic map, and Wang extended thi…
Paper studies heat flow for maps on manifolds, avoiding singularities.
problem Avoiding singularities in heat flow for maps on manifolds.
method Introduces regularized conformal heat flow for n-harmonic maps. result Regularized n-conformal heat flow does not develop finite time singularities. New rigidity estimate derived via harmonic map flow.
problem Rigidity of maps from S2 to S2. method Harmonic map flow approach.
result Rigidity estimate derived.
Constructs a moment map flow for isotropic maps on surfaces.
problem Understanding isotropic maps on surfaces and their properties.
method Develops a Kähler moment map geometry and a modified moment map flow.
result Polyhedral modified moment map flow induces a strong deformation retraction.
Study sesqui-harmonic map flow from Riemannian surfaces
problem Investigate sesqui-harmonic map flow from Riemannian surfaces
method L2-gradient flow of an energy functional
result Generalizes Struwe's regularity result for harmonic maps
Study heat flow for half-harmonic maps and harmonic maps with free boundary.
problem Integrability and regularity of half-harmonic maps and harmonic maps with free boundary.
method Introduced a heat flow associated to half-harmonic maps and constructed weak solutions via Ginzburg-Landau approximation.
result Proved partial regularity of weak solutions in space and time.
The Liouville theorem is proven for V T-harmonic map heat flow.
problem Proving Liouville theorems for V T-harmonic maps.
method Analyzing heat flow on manifolds with specific properties.
result Liouville theorems established for V T-harmonic maps.
Harmonic map flow preserves almost-holomorphic maps without singularities.
problem Preserving almost-holomorphic maps without singularities.
method Harmonic map flow applied to almost-holomorphic maps.
result No singularities or necks appear in the limit at singular times.
Study proves existence of non-trivial harmonic map flows to hemispheres.
problem Existence of non-trivial harmonic map flows to hemispheres.
method Construction of infinitely many weak solutions to harmonic map flow starting from non-minimizing but stationary maps.
result Proves existence of non-trivial self-expanding harmonic map flows to hemispheres.
sFML learns stochastic dynamical systems from data.
problem Learning unknown stochastic dynamical systems from measurement data.
method sFML extends FML for deterministic systems, using a stochastic flow map composed of deterministic and stochastic sub-maps.
result sFML constructs a stochastic evolution model approximating unknown stochastic systems.
Study proves short-term existence for harmonic maps under evolving metrics.
problem Analyzing harmonic maps under time-dependent metrics.
method Proves short-term existence for harmonic map heat flow coupled with a smooth family of complete metrics.
result Generalizes short-term existence results for harmonic map heat flow.
Study on biharmonic map heat flow with monotonicity formula.
problem Properties of biharmonic heat kernel and extrinsic biharmonic map heat flow.
method Derived an entropy type quantity exhibiting monotonicity behaviors.
result Monotonicity formula for extrinsic biharmonic map heat flow.
Strict type-II blowup in harmonic map flow is proven to have Hölder continuous body map.
problem Finite-time singularity of harmonic map flow.
method Analysis of outer energy scale and Hölder continuity proof.
result Strictly type-II blowup body map is Hölder continuous.
In this paper we study the Teichmüller harmonic map flow as introduced by Rupflin and Topping [15]. It evolves pairs of maps and metrics (u,g) into branched minimal immersions, or equivalently into weakly conformal harmonic maps, where u maps from a fixed closed surface M with metric g to a general target manif…
Global existence and convergence of heat flow for p-harmonic maps.
problem Global existence and convergence of heat flow for p-harmonic maps between manifolds.
method Analysis of heat flow equations for p-harmonic maps.
result Global existence and convergence of heat flow for p-harmonic maps under certain conditions.
Discrete Flow Maps bypass sequential prediction limits for parallel text generation.
problem Sequential autoregressive prediction limits large language model speed.
method Flow Maps compress generative trajectories into single-step mappings.
result Discrete Flow Maps surpass previous state-of-the-art results in discrete flow modeling.
New approach to heat flow for half-harmonic maps, related to minimal surfaces.
problem Heat flow for half-harmonic maps from S1 to closed target manifolds. method Classical approach using Dirichlet-to-Neumann operator for the Laplace equation.
result Analogous results to 1985 harmonic map heat flow, valid for finite-energy data.
We analyse finite-time singularities of the Teichmüller harmonic map flow -- a natural gradient flow of the harmonic map energy -- and find a canonical way of flowing beyond them in order to construct global solutions in full generality. Moreover, we prove a no-loss-of-topology result at finite time, which completes th…
Flow maps into minimal surfaces with free boundary.
problem Mapping surfaces into minimal submanifolds with free boundary.
method Combining Plateau-flow and Teichmüller harmonic flow to achieve half-harmonic maps.
result Flow produces a branched minimal immersion as time tends to infinity.
Paper studies smoothness of bi-conformal heat flow on 4-manifolds.
problem Smoothness of bi-conformal heat flow on 4-manifolds.
method Introduces bi-conformal heat flow (bi-CHF) and proves global smoothness without finite time singularities.
result Global smoothness and no finite time singularity for bi-conformal heat flow.
New quantity helps map homotopy classes in complex spaces.
problem Understanding homotopic classes of maps between complex spaces.
method Identified a new monotone quantity in mean curvature flows of maps between Riemannian manifolds.
result Sharp criteria for homotopic classes of maps between complex projective spaces and spheres.
We introduce a flow of maps from a compact surface of arbitrary genus to an arbitrary Riemannian manifold which has elements in common with both the harmonic map flow and the mean curvature flow, but is more effective at finding minimal surfaces. In the genus 0 case, our flow is just the harmonic map flow, and it tries…
Paper shows no finite time singularities for smooth conformal heat flow of harmonic maps.
problem Smoothness of conformal heat flow of harmonic maps.
method Combines harmonic map flow with metric evolution in conformal direction.
result No finite time singularity occurs for the flow, and under certain conditions, maps converge to a point.
Paper studies heat flow for VT harmonic maps on compact manifolds.
problem Existence of VT harmonic maps and geodesics on compact manifolds.
method Heat flow method to solve Dirichlet problem and existence of geodesics.
result Existence of VT harmonic maps and geodesics under certain conditions.
Study Liouville theorems for harmonic maps along ancient super Ricci flows.
problem Proving Liouville theorems for harmonic maps under specific geometric conditions.
method Using Perelman's reduced geometric viewpoint, derive Liouville theorems with controlled growth.
result Sharp growth conditions and new Liouville theorems for both non-positively and positively curved target spaces.
Study connects landslide flow to integrable systems for harmonic maps.
problem Understanding the holonomy of complex landslide flow.
method Integrable systems approach to harmonic maps into symmetric spaces.
result Holonomy of complex landslide flow derived from harmonic map holonomy.
The paper proves short-time existence of α-Dirac-harmonic map flow and applications.
problem Existence of α-Dirac-harmonic maps from closed surfaces. method Heat flow for α-Dirac-harmonic maps, blow-up analysis, density of maps with minimal kernel. result Existence of nontrivial α-Dirac-harmonic maps (α≥1) from closed surfaces. Proves rigidity of maps between manifolds with scalar curvature constraints.
problem Lipschitz rigidity problem in scalar curvature geometry.
method Harmonic map heat flow coupled with Ricci flow.
result Continuous maps between manifolds with scalar curvature constraints are either isometries or have scalar curvature strictly less than the sphere.
Exponential rate of convergence for harmonic heat flow maps.
problem Analyzing the convergence rate of harmonic heat flow maps.
method Proving exponential convergence rate for harmonic heat flow maps.
result Exponential convergence rate of the harmonic heat flow.
Harmonic map flow's singularity properties proven with Lojasiewicz inequalities.
problem Finite-time singularities of harmonic map flow in critical dimensions.
method Proving a weighted Lojasiewicz inequality.
result Continuity of body map and no-neck property for bubble-tree decompositions.
In this work we study properties of stability and non-stability of harmonic maps under the homogeneous Ricci flow. We provide examples where the stability (non-stability) is preserved under the Ricci flow and an example where the Ricci flow does not preserve the stability of an harmonic map.
New flow connects symplectic maps to hyperKähler geometry.
problem Understanding symplectic maps and their geometry.
method Established a correspondence between symplectic diffeomorphisms and hyperKähler moment maps.
result Introduced a new flow, the modified moment map flow.
The paper studies harmonic map flows and proves rectifiability of singular sets.
problem Understanding the structure of singular sets in harmonic map flows.
method Investigates the stratification theory for suitable solutions using tangent measures.
result Each time slice of the singular set is rectifiable.
The paper studies harmonic map heat flow stability and decay rates.
problem Analyzing stability and decay rates of harmonic map heat flow solutions.
method Use of homogeneous Besov space B˙p,∞pd(Rd) for small initial data and self-similar decay assumption. result Decay rates for solutions of the harmonic map flow of the form ∥ablau(t)∥L∞(Rd)≤Ct−21 and self-similar decay under stronger initial conditions. Study mean curvature flow into evolving manifold with coupled flows.
problem Analyzing mean curvature flow in evolving Riemannian manifolds.
method Coupling Ricci flow and harmonic map heat flow, calculating variations, and using Harnack expressions.
result Obtained a Huisken monotonicity-type formula for mean curvature flow.
Study shows Ricci flow's convergence and harmonic map heat flow's long-time existence.
problem Analyzing convergence of Ricci flow and harmonic map heat flow.
method Established long-time existence of harmonic map heat flow between Ricci flow and shrinker.
result Ricci flow converges exponentially to compact integrable shrinkers and at singularities modelled on the shrinker.
Kim-Milman flow map stable under regular target measures
problem Stability of Kim-Milman flow map under target measure variations
method Stability in relative entropy and 2-Wasserstein distance result Lipschitz stability up to logarithmic factor
The paper shows how different geodesic flows on surfaces can be mapped to each other.
problem Comparing pseudo-Anosov maps from various Birkhoff sections of a geodesic flow.
method Identifying canonical surfaces and expressing first-return maps as compositions of Dehn twists.
result First-return maps from different Birkhoff sections are equivalent and can be expressed using a fixed set of Dehn twists.
New heat flow for harmonic maps avoids singularities but not bubbles.
problem Finite time singularities in harmonic maps.
method Introduces a conformal heat flow for harmonic maps defined by an evolution equation.
result Global weak solution exists, smooth except at most finitely many points.
Study of Hitchin map on specific Higgs bundles.
problem Understanding the Hitchin map on even very stable Higgs bundles.
method Defined even very stable Higgs bundles and studied the Hitchin map on their upward flows.
result Classification of type (1,...,1) examples and their relation to root systems.
Paper studies Laplace operator estimates in harmonic map heat flows.
problem Estimating Laplace operator in harmonic map heat flows outside singularities.
method Investigates estimates using spherical coordinates for T2 and T3 boundary conditions. result Provides higher-order estimates for the Ericksen--Leslie system.
Study of splitting maps in Type I Ricci flows for understanding singular set structure.
problem Understanding the structure of the singular set in non-collapsed Ricci limit spaces.
method Construction and investigation of almost splitting maps on Ricci flows that are almost self-similar.
result Sharp splitting maps remain splitting maps at smaller scales under certain conditions.
The Teichmüller harmonic map flow is a gradient flow for the harmonic map energy of maps from a closed surface to a general closed Riemannian target manifold of any dimension, where both the map and the domain metric are allowed to evolve. Given a weak solution of the flow that exists for all time t≥0, we find a …
Researchers find stable solutions for heat map flow in higher dimensions.
problem Stability of shrinkers for harmonic map heat flow in higher dimensions.
method Construction of specific target manifolds allowing for stable shrinkers.
result Existence of corotational self-similar shrinkers representing stable blowup mechanisms.
The heat flow for Dirac-harmonic maps on Riemannian spin manifolds is a modification of the classical heat flow for harmonic maps by coupling it to a spinor. It was introduced by Chen, Jost, Sun, and Zhu as a tool to get a general existence program for Dirac-harmonic maps. For source manifolds with boundary they obtain…
Lipschitz regularity proved for harmonic map heat flows into CAT(0) spaces.
problem Proving Lipschitz regularity for harmonic map heat flows into CAT(0) spaces.
method Elliptic approximation method
result Every weak solution of the harmonic map heat flow into CAT(0) spaces is Lipschitz continuous in both space and time.
In this paper, we consider the heat flow for p-pseudoharmonic maps from a closed Sasakian manifold M into a compact Riemannian manifold N. We prove global existence and asymptotic convergence of the solution for the p-pseudoharmonic map heat flow, provided that the sectional curvature of the target manifold N is nonpos…
Ancient symplectic solutions to mean curvature flow are flat.
problem Understanding ancient solutions to mean curvature flow in symplectic geometry.
method Using a complex phase map to prove a Bernstein theorem.
result Ancient solutions to the symplectic mean curvature flow are flat.