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We are interested in the geometry of the group $\mathcal{D}_q(M)$ of diffeomorphisms preserving a contact form $\theta$ on a manifold $M$. We define a Riemannian metric on $\mathcal{D}_q(M)$, compute the corresponding geodesic equation, and…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2013-02-21 David G. Ebin , Stephen C. Preston

In this paper we study the Perron method for solving the p-harmonic Dirichlet problem on the topologist's comb. For functions which are bounded and continuous at the accessible points, we obtain invariance of the Perron solutions under…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2015-01-19 Anders Björn

We solve the classical problem of Plateau in every metric space which is $1$-complemented in an ultra-completion of itself. This includes all proper metric spaces as well as many locally non-compact metric spaces, in particular, all dual…

Metric Geometry · Mathematics 2024-10-15 Chang-Yu Guo , Stefan Wenger

The geometrical diffraction theory, in the sense of Keller,is here reconsidered as an obstacle problem in the Riemannian geometry. The first result is the proof of the existence and the analysis of the main properties of the diffracted…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Enrico De Micheli , Giacomo Monti Bragadin , Giovanni Alberto Viano

The following result is proved: {\bf Theorem.} Let $D\subset \R^3$ be a bounded domain homeomorphic to a ball, $|D|$ be its volume, $|S|$ be the surface area of its smooth boundary $S$, $D\subset B_R:=\{x:|x|\leq R\}$, and $H_R$ is the set…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2007-05-23 A. G. Ramm

In this paper we prove convergence results for the homogenization of the Dirichlet problem with rapidly oscillating boundary data in convex polygonal domains. Our analysis is based on integral representation of solutions. Under a certain…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2015-06-16 Hayk Aleksanyan , Henrik Shahgholian , Per Sjölin

In this paper, we investigate the continuity of solutions to the Dirichlet problem for complex Hessian-type equations associated with $(\omega, m)-\beta$-subharmonic functions on a ball in $\mathbb{C}^n$, where $ \beta=d…

Complex Variables · Mathematics 2026-03-30 Le Mau Hai , Nguyen Van Phu , Trinh Tung

In this paper, we study the Dirichlet problem for $p$-convex hypersurfaces with prescribed curvature. We prove that there exists a graphic hypersurface satisfying the prescribed curvature equation with homogeneous boundary condition. An…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2022-08-23 Weisong Dong

In 1981, Sacks and Uhlenbeck introduced their famous $\alpha$-energy as a way to approximate the Dirichlet energy and produce harmonic maps from surfaces into Riemannian manifolds. However, the second and third authors together with…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2022-06-01 Jasmin Hörter , Tobias Lamm , Mario Micallef

We study solutions of the inner-variational equation associated with the Dirichlet energy in the plane, given homeomorphic Sobolev boundary data. We prove that such a solution is monotone if and only if its Jacobian determinant does not…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2023-04-03 Ilmari Kangasniemi , Aleksis Koski , Jani Onninen

We show that in any harmonic space, the eigenvalue spectra of the Laplace operator on small geodesic spheres around a given point determine the norm $|\nabla R|$ of the covariant derivative of the Riemannian curvature tensor in that point.…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2012-03-29 Teresa Arias-Marco , Dorothee Schueth

We present a link between billiards in convex plane domains and Hofer's geometry, an area of symplectic topology. For smooth strictly convex billiard tables, we prove that the Hofer distance between the corresponding billiard ball maps…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2025-11-11 Mark Berezovik , Konstantin Kliakhandler , Yaron Ostrover , Leonid Polterovich

We construct an explicit family of stable proper weak biharmonic maps from the unit ball $B^m$, $m\geq 5$, to Euclidean spheres. To the best of the authors knowledge this is the first example of a stable proper weak biharmonic map from at…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2025-07-10 Volker Branding , Anna Siffert

These notes provide an exposition on obtaining the well-known standard results of quasiregular maps on Riemannian manifolds, given the corresponding theory in the Euclidean setting. We recall several different approaches to first-order…

Complex Variables · Mathematics 2021-09-06 Ilmari Kangasniemi

We deal with the relaxed area functional in the strict $BV$-convergence of non-smooth maps defined in domains of generic dimension and taking values into the unit circle. In case of Sobolev maps, a complete explicit formula is obtained. Our…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2023-12-01 Simone Carano , Domenico Mucci

In this paper we prove convergence results for homogenization problem for solutions of partial differential system with rapidly oscillating Dirichlet data. Our method is based on analysis of oscillatory integrals. In the uniformly convex…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2013-10-22 Hayk Aleksanyan , Henrik Shahgholian , Per Sjölin

We establish a duality between harmonic maps from Riemann surfaces to hyperbolic 3-space $\mathbb{H}^3$ and harmonic maps from Riemann surfaces to de Sitter three-space $\operatorname{dS}_3$, best viewed as a generalized Gauss map. On the…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2025-11-24 Sebastian Heller , Lothar Schiemanowski , Hartmut Weiss

We prove that planar homeomorphisms can be approximated by diffeomorphisms in the Sobolev space $W^{1,2}$ and in the Royden algebra. As an application, we show that every discrete and open planar mapping with a holomorphic Hopf differential…

Complex Variables · Mathematics 2012-07-13 Tadeusz Iwaniec , Leonid V. Kovalev , Jani Onninen

We prove the existence of local-in-time smooth solutions of the incompressible semi-geostrophic equations expressed in Eulerian co-ordinates in 3-dimensional smooth bounded simply-connected domains. Our solutions adhere to Cullen's…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2018-07-26 Mark Wilkinson

We study second-order hyperbolic equations with degenerate elliptic operators and non-homogeneous Dirichlet boundary inputs. We establish existence and regularity of weak solutions in weighted Sobolev spaces under mild assumptions on the…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2026-02-10 Donghui Yang , Jie Zhong