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The Heat Flows of Harmonic Maps from S2 to S2

J. Math. Sci. Univ. Tokyo
Vol. 3 (1996), No. 1, Page 1--13.

Asai, Keisui
The Heat Flows of Harmonic Maps from S2 to S2
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Abstract:
In this paper we show that the heat flow u(x,t) with a rotationally symmetric initial map u0(x,t) converges to a harmonic map as t if n=1 and $0
Mathematics Subject Classification (1991): Primary 58E20
Mathematical Reviews Number: MR1414616

Received: 1994-02-25