Harmonic diffeomorphisms between pseudo-riemannian surfaces

A. Fotiadis; C. Daskaloyannis

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Harmonic diffeomorphisms between pseudo-riemannian surfaces

A. Fotiadis·C. Daskaloyannis

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We study locally harmonic maps between a Riemann surface or Lorentz surface $M$ and a Riemann surface or Lorentz surface $N$. {All four cases are studied in a unified way}. All four cases are written using a unified formalism. Therefore solutions to the harmonic map problem can be studied in a unified way. Harmonic maps between pseudo-Riemannian surfaces are classified by the classification of the solutions of a generalized sine-Gordon equation. We then study the one-soliton solutions of this equation and we find the corresponding harmonic maps in a unified way. Next, we discuss a Bäcklund transformation of the harmonic map equations that provides a connection between the solutions of two sine-Gordon type equations. Finally, we give an example of a harmonic map that is constructed by the use of a Bäcklund transformation.

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A. Fotiadis, C. Daskaloyannis. 2023-09-22. Harmonic diffeomorphisms between pseudo-riemannian surfaces. https://arxiv.org/abs/2308.06625

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