On the global theory of some classes of mappings (Q1897593)

Let \((M,g)\), \((N,g')\) be Riemannian manifolds and \(f: (M,g)\to (N,g')\) be a differentiable mapping. The author establishes an integral formula for closed and oriented \((M,g)\) using the functions \(r\), \(s\) on \(M\) defined with the curvature tensor of \((N, g')\), the contravariant Ricci tensor of \((M,g)\) (with the differential \(f_*\) of the mapping \(f\)), respectively, and the tension field \(\tau= \tau(f)\) of the mapping \(f\). Furthermore, the author applies the integral formula to some special classes of mappings (projective mappings, umbilical mappings, harmonic mappings) and obtains several results including generalizations of results of \textit{J. Vilms} [J. Differ. Geom. 4, 73-79 (1970; Zbl 0194.52901)]\ and \textit{K. Yano} and \textit{S. Ishihara} [J. Differ. Geom. 10, 501-509 (1975; Zbl 0317.53044)].