Abstract
In the present paper, deformations of harmonic 2-spheres in the unit n-sphere Sn respecting the degree are studied. The limit maps of such deformations are characterized as harmonic maps with extra eigenfunctions. The space Harmd(s2, Sn) of harmonic 2-spheres in Sn with fixed degree d is described in terms of such deformations and the limit maps.
Original language | English |
---|---|
Pages (from-to) | 2083-2092 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society |
Volume | 125 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1997 |
Keywords
- Extra eigenfunctions
- Harmonic 2-spheres
- Null curves