Helmholtz-Hodge Theorems: Unification of Integration and Decomposition Perspectives
Abstract
We develop a Helmholtz-like theorem for differential forms in Euclidean space using a uniqueness theorem similar to the one for vector fields. We then apply it to Riemannian manifolds, , which, by virtue of the Schlaefli-Janet-Cartan theorem of embedding, are here considered as hypersurfaces in with . We obtain a Hodge decomposition theorem that includes and goes beyond the original one, since it specifies the terms of the decomposition. We then view the same issue from a perspective of integrability of the system ( ), relating boundary conditions to solutions of ( ), [ is what goes by the names of divergence and co-derivative, inappropriate for the Kaehler calculus, with which we obtained the foregoing).
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@article{arxiv.1405.2375,
title = {Helmholtz-Hodge Theorems: Unification of Integration and Decomposition Perspectives},
author = {Jose G. Vargas},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1405.2375},
year = {2014}
}
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I am following your instructions and modifying a previous submission rather than submitting a new paper with overlapping cntents