Harmonic morphisms between riemannian manifolds
Fuglede, Bent
Annales de l'Institut Fourier, Tome 28 (1978), p. 107-144 / Harvested from Numdam
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Un morphisme harmonique f:M→N entre variétés riemanniennes M et N est par définition une application continue qui “remonte” les fonctions harmoniques. On suppose dimM≥ dimN, puisque autrement tout morphisme harmonique est constant. On montre qu’un morphisme harmonique n’est autre qu’une application harmonique au sens de Eells et Sampson qui, en outre est semi-conforme, c’est-à-dire est une submersion conforme hors des points ou df est nul. On montre que tout morphisme harmonique non constant est une application ouverte.

A harmonic morphism f:M→N between Riemannian manifolds M and N is by definition a continuous mappings which pulls back harmonic functions. It is assumed that dimM≥ dimN, since otherwise every harmonic morphism is constant. It is shown that a harmonic morphism is the same as a harmonic mapping in the sense of Eells and Sampson with the further property of being semiconformal, that is, a conformal submersion of the points where df vanishes. Every non-constant harmonic morphism is shown to be an open mapping.

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Fuglede, Bent. Harmonic morphisms between riemannian manifolds. Annales de l'Institut Fourier, Tome 28 (1978) pp. 107-144. doi : 10.5802/aif.691. http://gdmltest.u-ga.fr/item/AIF_1978__28_2_107_0/

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