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On conformal Gauss maps

Differential Geometry 2019-12-04 v2

Abstract

We characterise the maps into the space of 22-spheres in SnS^n that are the conformal Gauss maps of conformal immersions of a surface. In particular, we give an invariant formulation and efficient proof of a characterisation, due to Dorfmeister--Wang \cites{DorWan13,DorWan}, of the harmonic maps that are conformal Gauss maps of Willmore surfaces.

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@article{arxiv.1904.02574,
  title  = {On conformal Gauss maps},
  author = {F. E. Burstall},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1904.02574},
  year   = {2019}
}

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5 pages. v2: minor corrections

R2 v1 2026-06-23T08:29:22.154Z