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Harmonic maps on Trans-Sasaki manifolds

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In this paper we prove that a (ϕ,J)-holomorphic mapf:M→N (i.e.f *oϕ=Jof *) from a Trans-Sasaki manifold to a nearly Kähler manifold is a harmonic map. We also study the stability of a such map whenM is a compact Trans-Sasaki manifold andN is a Kähler manifold.

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  1. Faculty of Mathematics, University of Bucharest, Str. Academiei 14 Ro-70109, Bucharest, Romania

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Gherghe, C. Harmonic maps on Trans-Sasaki manifolds. Rend. Circ. Mat. Palermo 48, 477–486 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02844337

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