Morse theory and infinite families of harmonic maps between spheres (Q5940486)

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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1631878
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    Morse theory and infinite families of harmonic maps between spheres
    scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1631878

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      Morse theory and infinite families of harmonic maps between spheres (English)
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      9 August 2001
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      The authors apply Morse theory to prove the existence of infinite sequences of harmonic maps between spheres. They also study certain index and convergence properties of these sequences. The key features responsible for the existence and properties of such sequences are the presence of a reflection symmetry and the existence of a singular harmonic map of infinite index which is invariant under this symmetry.
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      Morse theory
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      harmonic maps
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      index
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      convergence
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      reflection symmetry
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