Dependence of the loop group method on the base point

2023/03/24 by Josef F. Dorfmeister, Dorfmeister, Josef F.
Engineering · Mathematics · #53A30 #53C30 #53C35 #Advanced Numerical Analysis Techniques #Advanced Topics in Algebra #Differential Geometry (math.DG) #FOS: Mathematics #Homotopy and Cohomology in Algebraic Topology

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2303.14270

openalex publication_date 2023/03/24 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28

Abstract

We discuss how the loop group method for harmonic maps from Riemann manifolds M to inner symmetric spaces S depends on the choice of a base point in M.

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