Geodesic
On the energy of unit vector fields with isolated singularities
Annales Polonici Mathematici, Tome 73 (2000) no. 3, pp. 269-274

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We consider the energy of a unit vector field defined on a compact Riemannian manifold M except at finitely many points. We obtain an estimate of the energy from below which appears to be sharp when M is a sphere of dimension >3. In this case, the minimum of energy is attained if and only if the vector field is totally geodesic with two singularities situated at two antipodal points (at the 'south and north pole').
DOI : 10.4064/ap-73-3-269-274
Keywords: Ricci curvature, vector field, mean curvature, energy

Fabiano Brito 1 ; Paweł Walczak 1

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Fabiano Brito; Paweł Walczak. On the energy of unit vector fields with isolated singularities. Annales Polonici Mathematici, Tome 73 (2000) no. 3, pp. 269-274. doi: 10.4064/ap-73-3-269-274

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