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TitleSingular harmonic maps into hyperbolic spaces and applications to general relativity
NameNguyen, Luc L. (author), Li, YanYan (chair), Han, Zheng-Chao (internal member), Kiessling, Michael (internal member), Tian, Gang (outside member), Rutgers University, Graduate School - New Brunswick,
Degree Date2009-05
Date Created2009
SubjectMathematics,
Harmonic maps,
Hyperbolic spaces
DescriptionHarmonic maps with singular boundary behavior from a Euclidean domain into hyperbolic spaces arise naturally in the study of axially symmetric and stationary spacetimes in general relativity. In particular, the study of multi-black-hole configurations and the force between co-axially rotating black holes requires, as a first step, an analysis on the boundary regularity of the "next order term" of those harmonic maps. We carry out this analysis by considering those harmonic maps as solutions to some homogeneous divergence systems of partial differential equations with singular coefficients. We then apply our result to study the regularity of axially symmetric and stationary electrovac
spacetimes, which extends previous works by Weinstein and by Li and Tian. This dissertation is based on a preprint of the author.
spacetimes, which extends previous works by Weinstein and by Li and Tian. This dissertation is based on a preprint of the author.
NotePh.D.
NoteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 51-52)
Noteby Luc L. Nguyen
Genretheses
Persistent URLhttp://hdl.rutgers.edu/1782.2/rucore10001600001.ETD.000051388
Languageeng
CollectionGraduate School - New Brunswick Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Organization NameRutgers, The State University of New Jersey
RightsThe author owns the copyright to this work.