Branding, V. (2016). The heat flow for the full bosonic string. Annals of Global Analysis and Geometry, 50(4), 347–365. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10455-016-9514-4
E104 - Institut für Diskrete Mathematik und Geometrie
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Journal:
Annals of Global Analysis and Geometry
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ISSN:
0232-704X
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Date (published):
Dec-2016
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Number of Pages:
19
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Publisher:
Springer
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Peer reviewed:
Yes
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Keywords:
Harmonic maps with scalar and two-form potential; Full bosonic string; Heat flow
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Abstract:
We study harmonic maps from surfaces coupled to a scalar and a two-form potential, which arise as critical points of the action of the full bosonic string. We investigate several analytic and geometric properties of these maps and prove an existence result by the heat-flow method.
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Additional information:
The final publication is available at Springer via <a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s10455-016-9514-4" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.1007/s10455-016-9514-4</a>.
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