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Applied Analysis
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| Date, time & place | Thursday 16:00 - 17:30 002Room #002 (Graduate School of Math. Sci. Bldg.) |
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2008/10/16
16:00-17:30 Room #002 (Graduate School of Math. Sci. Bldg.)
Joseph F. Grotowski (University of Queensland)
Two-dimensional harmonic map heat flow versus four-dimensional Yang-Mills heat flow
Joseph F. Grotowski (University of Queensland)
Two-dimensional harmonic map heat flow versus four-dimensional Yang-Mills heat flow
[ Abstract ]
Harmonic map heat flow and Yang-Mills heat flow are the gradient flows associated to particular energy functionals. In the considered dimension, (i.e. dimension two for the harmonic map heat flow, dimension four for the Yang-Mills heat flow), the associated energy functional is (locally) conformally invariant, that is, the dimension is critical. This leads to a number of interesting phenomena when considering both the functionals and the associated flows. In this talk we discuss qualitative similarities and differences between the flows.
Harmonic map heat flow and Yang-Mills heat flow are the gradient flows associated to particular energy functionals. In the considered dimension, (i.e. dimension two for the harmonic map heat flow, dimension four for the Yang-Mills heat flow), the associated energy functional is (locally) conformally invariant, that is, the dimension is critical. This leads to a number of interesting phenomena when considering both the functionals and the associated flows. In this talk we discuss qualitative similarities and differences between the flows.
