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We have developed analytical methods for nonlinear Dirac equations. Examples of such equations include Dirac-harmonic maps with curvature term and the equations describing the generalized Weierstrass representation of surfaces in three-manifolds. We have provided the key analytical steps, i.e., small energy regularity and removable singularity theorems and energy identities for solutions.
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Chen, Q., Jost, J. & Wang, G. Nonlinear Dirac equations on Riemann surfaces. Ann Glob Anal Geom 33, 253–270 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10455-007-9084-6
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