A prescribing geodesic curvature problem (Q5961431)
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 980759
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 980759 |
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A prescribing geodesic curvature problem (English)
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20 February 1997
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Let \(D\) be the unit disk and \(k\) be a function on \(S^1=\partial D\). Find a flat metric which is pointwise conformal to the standard metric and has \(k\) as the geodesic curvature of \(S^1\). A sufficient condition for the existence of such a metric is that the harmonic extension of \(k\) in \(D\) has saddle points.
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prescribed geodesic curvature
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Dirichlet problem
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Nirenberg problem
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