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.
Harmonic and minimal great circle fibrations have special Gauss maps.
problem Characterizing Gauss maps of harmonic and minimal great circle fibrations.
method Analyzing the relationship between the Gauss map and the generating unit vector field.
result The Gauss map of a great circle fibration is harmonic (minimal) if and only if the generating unit vector field is harmonic (minimal).
We will investigate the local geometry of the surfaces in the 7-dimensional Euclidean space associated to harmonic maps from a Riemann surface Σ into S6. By applying methods based on the use of harmonic sequences, we will characterize the conformal harmonic immersions φ:Σ→S6 whose associated immersio…
Discretizes diffusions and harmonic functions on covering spaces.
problem Harmonic functions on covering spaces with bounded growth.
method Lyons-Sullivan discretizations of diffusion operators.
result Equivalence of discretized and continuous harmonic functions.
Criterion for flat circle bundles using intrinsically harmonic forms.
problem Characterizing flat circle bundles.
method Criterion based on intrinsic harmonicity of a specific form.
result Flatness of a principal circle bundle is equivalent to intrinsic harmonicity of a certain form.
The purpose of the article is to study a foliation associated to a lattice-equivariant harmonic map of small rank from a complex ball to another. The result is related to rigidity of some complex ball quotients.
Proof of Mostow rigidity using harmonic maps.
problem Proving Mostow rigidity for hyperbolic manifolds.
method Equivariant harmonic lift with gradient estimate.
result Established harmonic-map proof of Mostow rigidity.
We describe convolutional networks using harmonic functions.
problem Understanding the function space and smoothness of convolutional networks.
method Using reproducing kernel Hilbert spaces and functional ANOVA decomposition.
result Convolutional networks can be decomposed into a sum of elementary functions.
New submersion proves complex-valued harmonic map existence.
problem Existence of non-constant harmonic morphisms.
method Constructing harmonic Riemannian submersions from symmetric spaces.
result Existence of non-constant, globally defined complex-valued harmonic morphism.
Study of harmonic Riemannian submersions from 3D geometries.
problem Characterizing harmonic Riemannian submersions from specific 3D geometries.
method Using generalized integrability data and classifications of Thurston's 3D geometries, 3D BCV spaces, and Berger sphere.
result Complete classifications and explicit constructions of harmonic Riemannian submersions.
The paper examines the limit of harmonic flow on flat vector bundles.
problem Understanding the limiting behavior of harmonic flow on flat complex vector bundles.
method Analyzes the harmonic flow and proves the limit is isomorphic to a graded flat complex vector bundle.
result The limit of the harmonic flow on flat complex vector bundles is isomorphic to a graded flat complex vector bundle.
Proves unique maps from certain spaces to others.
problem Uniqueness of equivariant harmonic maps into specific spaces.
method Analyzes maps into irreducible symmetric spaces and Euclidean buildings.
result Proves uniqueness of maps for certain actions.
The paper extends the Hopf differential concept to associative submanifolds in G2-manifolds.
problem Understanding the geometry of associative submanifolds in G2-manifolds.
method Analogy with CMC surfaces in R^3 and use of spinor theory.
result Every non-totally-geodesic associative 3-fold in R^7, T^7, and S^7 admits non-vanishing harmonic twisted spinors.
Constructs Lorentzian harmonic maps and associated timelike surfaces.
problem Lorentzian harmonic maps and timelike surfaces properties.
method Constructs framed null curves and solves eigenvalue equation.
result Characterizes singularities on timelike minimal surfaces.
Study of harmonic maps from degenerating surfaces with free boundary.
problem Behavior of harmonic maps on surfaces degenerating with free boundary.
method Blow-up analysis, Pohozaev type constants, generalized energy identity.
result Established a generalized energy identity for harmonic maps.
We consider normal almost contact structures on a Riemannian manifold and, through their associated sections of an ad-hoc twistor bundle, study their harmonicity, as sections or as maps. We rewrite these harmonicity equations in terms of the Riemann curvature tensor and find conditions relating the harmonicity of the a…
We study the relation between the Laplacian associated to an odd metric on a supermanifold and harmonic superfunctions, through the application of the calculus of variations to a supersymmetric sigma model.
We study a geometrical condition (PHWC) which is weaker than horizontal weak conformality. In particular, we show that harmonic maps satisfying this condition, which will be called {\em pseudoharmonic morphisms}, include harmonic morphisms and can be described as pulling back certain germs to certain other germs. Final…
Study differential operators on specific manifolds and their harmonic forms.
problem Understanding harmonic forms on almost-Hermitian manifolds.
method Analysis of differential operators, Hodge Theory, and cohomologies.
result Comparison of harmonic forms and cohomologies with classical ones.
The paper explores harmonic maps and their properties in symmetric spaces.
problem Understanding harmonic maps in symmetric spaces.
method Discussion of associated family of harmonic maps from Riemann surfaces into symmetric spaces.
result Comparison and conjecture on harmonic maps and totally symmetric harmonic maps.
Let P(M,G) be a principal fiber bundle and E(M,N,G,P) be an associate fiber bundle. Our interested is to study harmonic sections of the projection πE of E into M. Our first purpose is to give a stochastic characterization of harmonic section from M into E and a geometric characterization of harmonic se…
Extends harmonic map theory to arbitrary surfaces.
problem Classifying harmonic maps from arbitrary surfaces.
method New theory of nilpotent cycles from diagrams, criterion for uniton number finiteness.
result New classification of minimal surfaces and constancy of finite type harmonic maps.
Study on harmonic Gauss maps for submanifolds in Euclidean space and sphere.
problem Existence and non-existence of unit normal sections with harmonic associated Gauss maps.
method Proof of existence and non-existence results for submanifolds in Euclidean space and sphere.
result Obtained applications to CMC hypersurfaces of the sphere and isoparametric submanifolds.
Study harmonicity of normal almost contact structures on Riemannian manifolds.
problem Understanding harmonicity of normal almost contact structures.
method Analyzing harmonicity through associated sections of a twistor bundle and rewriting equations in terms of curvature tensor.
result Conditions relating harmonicity of almost contact metric and almost complex structures.
Study proves rigidity of harmonic maps from 2-torus to complex projective space.
problem Rigidity of isotropic harmonic maps from a 2-torus to a complex projective space.
method Proves rigidity through holomorphic embeddings and complete linear systems.
result Ensures rigidity of harmonic bands in condensed matter physics.
Harmonic maps depend analytically on representations.
problem Analyzing harmonic maps into symmetric spaces.
method Construction of deformation maps to transform equivariant harmonic maps into a fixed target space.
result Equivariant harmonic maps depend real analytically on the representation.
Develops a framework for generating harmonic maps from a unit ball to a sphere.
problem Creating families of harmonic maps from a unit ball to a sphere.
method Based on Toth's machinery for generating eigenmaps, combined with a generalized radial projection.
result Provides theoretical background for constructing solutions to variational problems.
Harmonic forms and Rumin complex linked on Sasakian manifolds.
problem Relationship between harmonic forms and Rumin complex on Sasakian manifolds.
method Analytic torsion function and Rumin complex analysis.
result Kernel of Rumin Laplacian matches Hodge-de Rham Laplacian on compact Sasakian manifolds.
Harmonic unit normal sections studied for Grassmannians induced by cross products.
problem Energy of maps assigning unit vectors to subspaces of Grassmannians.
method Analyzing cross products to induce harmonic sections into sphere bundles.
result All unit normal sections of Grassmannians associated with cross products are harmonic.
The paper characterizes harmonic maps and studies their properties on Riemannian manifolds.
problem Characterizing and analyzing harmonic maps between Riemannian manifolds.
method Analytic and geometric methods, including L2-orthogonal decomposition and energy density analysis.
result A criterion for harmonic submersions and diffeomorphisms, and new results linking harmonic symmetric bilinear forms and metrics.
Study on harmonicity of complex structure on product of trans-Sasakian manifolds.
problem Investigating harmonicity of complex structure on product of trans-Sasakian manifolds.
method Analysis of Levi-Civita connection and conditions for harmonicity on product manifold.
result Conditions for harmonicity of complex structure on product manifold of trans-Sasakian manifolds.
An almost contact metric structure is parametrized by a section of an associated homogeneous fibre bundle, and conditions for this to be a harmonic section, and a harmonic map, are studied. These involve the characteristic vector field, and the almost complex structure in the contact subbundle. Several examples are giv…
For analytic functions in the unit disk, general bounds on the Schwarzian derivative in terms of Nehari functions are shown to imply uniform local univalence and in some cases finite and bounded valence. Similar results are obtained for the Weierstrass--Enneper lifts of planar harmonic mappings to their associated mini…
Study on harmonic functions on nonnegative curvature 3D manifolds.
problem Analyzing harmonic functions on specific 3D manifolds.
method Inspired by Miao, developed a monotonic quantity for level sets of harmonic functions on (R3∖{0},g) with nonnegative scalar curvature. result Established a rigidity result for the derived monotonic quantity.
Study on new metrics on para-Kähler-Norden manifolds with conformal deformation.
problem Exploring geometric and harmonic properties of new metrics.
method Conformal deformation of Berger-type metric, analysis of Levi-Civita link, study of curvature varieties, and harmonic maps.
result Detailed examination of curvature varieties and harmonic maps on the manifold.
The paper constructs metrics with non-negative curvature and harmonic maps.
problem Constructing metrics with non-negative curvature and harmonic maps.
method Using Clifford systems and characteristic maps, the paper constructs metrics with non-negative curvature and harmonic representatives of certain elements in homotopy groups of spheres.
result The construction of a metric of non-negative curvature on S(η) which is diffeomorphic to the inhomogeneous focal submanifold M+ of OT-FKM type isoparametric hypersurfaces. For stationary harmonic maps between Riemannian manifolds, we provide a necessary and sufficient condition for the uniform interior and boundary gradient estimates in terms of the total energy of maps. We also show that if analytic target manifolds do not carry any harmonic S^2, then the singular sets of stationary map…
A formula connects discrete harmonic surfaces to holomorphic functions.
problem Creating smooth discrete harmonic surfaces from holomorphic data.
method Weierstrass representation formula for discrete harmonic surfaces.
result Smooth converging sequence of discrete harmonic surfaces converges to a minimal surface.
Harmonic almost complex structures on specific Lie groups and solvmanifolds identified.
problem Characterizing harmonic almost complex structures on almost abelian Lie groups and solvmanifolds.
method Adapted Gray-Hervella classification to almost abelian Lie groups, characterized harmonic structures.
result Examples of harmonic almost complex structures in different Gray-Hervella classes on compact almost abelian solvmanifolds.
Derives monotonic quantities for p-harmonic functions on manifolds.
problem Understanding p-harmonic functions on manifolds with nonnegative scalar curvature. method Derives local and global monotonic quantities associated with p-harmonic functions. result Establishes inequalities relating mass, capacity, and Willmore functional.
We derive a correspondence between (Lorentzian) harmonic maps into the pseudosphere S12, with appropriate regularity conditions, and certain connection 1-forms. To these harmonic maps, we associate a representation of type Weierstrass, and we apply it to construct timelike surfaces with constant mean curvature.
A new method using spherical harmonics approximates the Sliced-Wasserstein distance.
problem Approximating the Sliced-Wasserstein distance between probability measures.
method Spherical Harmonics Control Variates (SHCV) method for Monte Carlo approximation of the SW distance.
result SHCV method provides an improved rate of convergence compared to Monte Carlo for general measures.
In this article, associated with each lattice T⊆Zn the concept of a harmonic-counting measure νT on a sphere Sn−1 is introduced and it is applied to determine the asymptotic behavior of the eigenfunctions of the Laplace-Beltrami operator on a lens space. In fact, the asymptotic behavior of …
This paper generalizes a result about bounded differentials to higher-order differentials and studies their geometric implications.
problem The study of bounded holomorphic differentials and their geometric properties.
method Generalization of Wan's result to r-differentials and analysis of induced curvature.
result Equivalences between the boundedness of holomorphic differentials and negative upper bounds of induced curvature on various geometric objects.
We give a proof, using harmonic maps from disks to real trees, of Skora's theorem (Morgan-Otal (1993), Skora (1990), originally conjectured by Shalen): if G is the fundamental group of a surface of genus at least 2, then any small minimal G-action on a real tree is dual to the lift of a measured foliation. Analytic too…
Revisits Gaussian process model with spherical harmonics for scalable deep learning.
problem Scaling Gaussian process models to large input dimensions with high frequency learning.
method Introduces new kernels related to deep models, variational learning of spherical harmonic phases, and sparseness in eigenbasis.
result Enables scaling to larger input dimensions and learning of high frequency variations.
Biharmonic maps are the critical points of the bienergy functional and, from this point of view, generalise harmonic maps. We consider the Hopf map $ψ:\s^3\to \s^2$ and modify it into a nonharmonic biharmonic map $φ:\s^3\to \s^3$. We show φ to be unstable and estimate its biharmonic index and nullity. Resolving the s…
We characterize general pseudo-harmonic morphisms from a Riemannian manifold to a Hermitian manifold as pseudo horizontally weakly conformal maps with an additional property. We study to what extent we can (locally) describe these submersive pseudo-harmonic morphisms via the foliation given by the kernel of the associa…