scholarly journals On the critical points of the energy functional on vector fields of a Riemannian manifold

2018 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
pp. 299-308
Author(s):  
Giovanni Nunes ◽  
Jaime Ripoll
Keyword(s):  
Riemannian Manifold ◽  
Critical Points ◽  
Vector Fields ◽  
Energy Functional

Harmonicity of vector fields on a class of Lorentzian solvable Lie groups

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 337-344 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ju Tan ◽  
Shaoqiang Deng
Keyword(s):  
Vector Field ◽  
Lie Groups ◽  
Lie Algebras ◽  
Critical Points ◽  
Vector Fields ◽  
Energy Functional ◽  
Smooth Vector ◽  
Solvable Lie Groups ◽  
Invariant Vector ◽  
Invariant Vector Fields

AbstractIn this paper, we consider a special class of solvable Lie groups such that for any x, y in their Lie algebras, [x, y] is a linear combination of x and y. We investigate the harmonicity properties of invariant vector fields of this kind of Lorentzian Lie groups. It is shown that any invariant unit time-like vector field is spatially harmonic. Moreover, we determine all vector fields which are critical points of the energy functional restricted to the space of smooth vector fields.

Harmonic sections of vector bundles with spherically symmetric metrics

2022 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamed T. K. Abbassi ◽  
Ibrahim Lakrini
Keyword(s):  
Riemannian Manifold ◽  
Vector Bundle ◽  
Critical Points ◽  
Vector Bundles ◽  
Energy Functional ◽  
Spherically Symmetric ◽  
Arbitrary Vector ◽  
Smooth Maps ◽  
Symmetric Metrics ◽  
Spherically Symmetric Metric

Abstract We equip an arbitrary vector bundle over a Riemannian manifold, endowed with a fiber metric and a compatible connection, with a spherically symmetric metric (cf. [4]), and westudy harmonicity of its sections firstly as smooth maps and then as critical points of the energy functional with variations through smooth sections.We also characterize vertically harmonic sections. Finally, we give some examples of special vector bundles, recovering in some situations some classical harmonicity results.

scholarly journals ENERGY OF GLOBAL FRAMES

2008 ◽  
Vol 84 (2) ◽  
pp. 155-162
Author(s):  
FABIANO G. B. BRITO ◽  
PABLO M. CHACÓN
Keyword(s):  
Riemannian Manifold ◽  
Vector Field ◽  
Lower Bound ◽  
Vector Fields ◽  
Singular Vector ◽  
Unit Vector ◽  
Energy Functional ◽  
Closed Riemannian Manifold ◽  
Total Scalar Curvature ◽  
Dimension 2

AbstractThe energy of a unit vector field X on a closed Riemannian manifold M is defined as the energy of the section into T1M determined by X. For odd-dimensional spheres, the energy functional has an infimum for each dimension 2k+1 which is not attained by any non-singular vector field for k>1. For k=1, Hopf vector fields are the unique minima. In this paper we show that for any closed Riemannian manifold, the energy of a frame defined on the manifold, possibly except on a finite subset, admits a lower bound in terms of the total scalar curvature of the manifold. In particular, for odd-dimensional spheres this lower bound is attained by a family of frames defined on the sphere minus one point and consisting of vector fields parallel along geodesics.

Harmonic G-structures

2009 ◽  
Vol 146 (2) ◽  
pp. 435-459 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. C. GONZÁLEZ–DÁVILA ◽  
F. MARTÍN CABRERA
Keyword(s):  
Riemannian Manifold ◽  
Critical Points ◽  
Compact Riemannian Manifold ◽  
Harmonic Maps ◽  
Energy Functional ◽  
Second Variation ◽  
Hermitian Manifolds ◽  
Almost Hermitian Manifolds ◽  
Intrinsic Torsion ◽  
First And Second Variation

AbstractFor closed and connected subgroups G of SO(n), we study the energy functional on the space of G-structures of a (compact) Riemannian manifold (M, 〈⋅, ⋅〉), where G-structures are considered as sections of the quotient bundle (M)/G. We deduce the corresponding first and second variation formulae and the characterising conditions for critical points by means of tools closely related to the study of G-structures. In this direction, we show the rôle in the energy functional played by the intrinsic torsion of the G-structure. Moreover, we analyse the particular case G=U(n) for 2n-dimensional manifolds. This leads to the study of harmonic almost Hermitian manifolds and harmonic maps from M into (M)/U(n).

scholarly journals On the convexity condition for the Semi-Geostrophic system

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adrian Tudorascu
Keyword(s):  
Vector Field ◽  
Critical Points ◽  
Vector Fields ◽  
Energy Functional ◽  
Convexity Condition ◽  
Local Minimizers ◽  
Flow Maps ◽  
Divergence Free Vector ◽  
Absolute Density ◽  
The Absolute

We show that conservative distributional solutions to the Semi-Geostrophic systems in a rigid domain are in some well-defined sense critical points of a time-shifted energy functional involving measure-preserving rearrangements of the absolute density and momentum, which arise as one-parameter flow maps of continuously differentiable, compactly supported divergence free vector fields. We also show directly, with no recourse to Monge- Kantorovich theory, that the convexity requirement on the modified pressure potentials arises naturally if these critical points are local minimizers of said energy functional for any admis- sible vector field. The obligatory connection with the Monge-Kantorovich theory is addressed briefly.

Spacetime symmetries

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Kachelriess
Keyword(s):  
Riemannian Manifold ◽  
Conservation Laws ◽  
Vector Fields ◽  
Killing Vector ◽  
Geodesic Equation ◽  
Spacetime Symmetries ◽  
Tensor Fields ◽  
Killing Vector Fields ◽  
Covariant Derivatives ◽  
Killing Equation

This chapter introduces tensor fields, covariant derivatives and the geodesic equation on a (pseudo-) Riemannian manifold. It discusses how symmetries of a general space-time can be found from the Killing equation, and how the existence of Killing vector fields is connected to global conservation laws.

scholarly journals Some results on stable p-harmonic maps

1994 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-80 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leung-Fu Cheung ◽  
Pui-Fai Leung
Keyword(s):  
Riemannian Manifold ◽  
Critical Point ◽  
Harmonic Maps ◽  
Harmonic Map ◽  
Energy Functional ◽  
Complete Riemannian Manifold ◽  
Image Position ◽  
Simply Connected

For each p ∈ [2, ∞)a p-harmonic map f:Mm→Nn is a critical point of the p-energy functionalwhere Mm is a compact and Nn a complete Riemannian manifold of dimensions m and n respectively. In a recent paper [3], Takeuchi has proved that for a certain class of simply-connected δ-pinched Nn and certain type of hypersurface Nn in ℝn+1, the only stable p-harmonic maps for any compact Mm are the constant maps. Our purpose in this note is to establish the following theorem which complements Takeuchi's results.

scholarly journals Regularity of the m-symphonic map

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Masashi Misawa ◽  
Nobumitsu Nakauchi
Keyword(s):  
Critical Points ◽  
Conformal Invariance ◽  
Hölder Continuity ◽  
Energy Functional ◽  
Higher Dimension ◽  
Holder Continuity ◽  
New Energy ◽  
Symphonic Map

AbstractWe introduce a new energy functional of conformal invariance and consider its critical points, named the m-symphonic map. We study a Hölder continuity of m-symphonic maps from domains of $$\mathbb {R}^m$$ R m into the spheres in the higher dimension $$m \ge 4$$ m ≥ 4 .

On the local solvability of vector fields with critical points

2011 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 785-808
Author(s):  
François Treves
Keyword(s):  
Critical Points ◽  
Vector Fields ◽  
Local Solvability ◽  
Complex Vector ◽  
Base Manifold ◽  
Smooth Complex ◽  
Empty Subset

AbstractThe article discusses the local solvability (or lack thereof) of various classes of smooth, complex vector fields that vanish on some non-empty subset of the base manifold.

Twisted Sasakian Metric on the Tangent Bundle and Harmonicity

2021 ◽  
Vol 62 ◽  
pp. 53-66
Author(s):  
Fethi Latti ◽  
◽  
Hichem Elhendi ◽  
Lakehal Belarbi
Keyword(s):  
Riemannian Manifold ◽  
Vector Field ◽  
Tangent Bundle ◽  
Vector Fields ◽  
Sufficient Conditions ◽  
Harmonic Vector ◽  
New Class ◽  
Necessary And Sufficient ◽  
Sasakian Metric ◽  
Harmonic Vector Fields

In the present paper, we introduce a new class of natural metrics on the tangent bundle $TM$ of the Riemannian manifold $(M,g)$ denoted by $G^{f,h}$ which is named a twisted Sasakian metric. A necessary and sufficient conditions under which a vector field is harmonic with respect to the twisted Sasakian metric are established. Some examples of harmonic vector fields are presented as well.

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