Mapping problems, fundamental groups and defect measures

DOI10.1007/s10114-999-0059-3zbMath0926.49025OpenAlexW2013272242MaRDI QIDQ1284787

Fang-Hua Lin

Publication date: 21 November 1999

Published in: Acta Mathematica Sinica. English Series (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10114-999-0059-3

zbMATH Keywords

harmonic mappingsrectifiabilitydefect measuregeneralized varifold

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Variational problems in a geometric measure-theoretic setting (49Q20) Methods involving semicontinuity and convergence; relaxation (49J45) Harmonic maps, etc. (58E20)

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