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Harmonic maps — Analytic theory and geometric significance

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  • Riemannian Manifold
  • Sectional Curvature
  • Homotopy Class
  • Closed Geodesic
  • Compact Riemannian Manifold

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Jost, J. (1988). Harmonic maps — Analytic theory and geometric significance. In: Hildebrandt, S., Leis, R. (eds) Partial Differential Equations and Calculus of Variations. Lecture Notes in Mathematics, vol 1357. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0082871

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