2 papers
math.DG2025
A lower bound of the energy functional of a class of vector fields and a characterization of the sphere
Giovanni da Silva Nunes, Jaime Ripoll
Let be a compact, orientable, -dimensional Riemannian manifold, , and let be the energy functional acting on the space of vector fields of $…
math.DG2016
On the critical points of the energy functional on vector fields of a Riemannian manifold
Giovanni Nunes, Jaime Ripoll
Given a compact Lie subgroup of the isometry group of a compact Riemannian manifold with a Riemannian connection it is introduced a symmetrization process of…