Wave maps equation

In mathematical physics, the wave maps equation is a geometric wave equation that solves

D^{\alpha }\partial _{\alpha }u=0

where $D$ is a connection.^[1]^[2]

It can be considered a natural extension of the wave equation for Riemannian manifolds.^[3]

References

^ Tataru, Daniel (1 January 2005). "Rough solutions for the wave maps equation". American Journal of Mathematics. 127 (2): 293–377. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.631.6746. doi:10.1353/ajm.2005.0014. S2CID 53521030.
^ Tataru, Daniel (2004). "The wave maps equation" (PDF). Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society. New Series. 41 (2): 185–204. doi:10.1090/S0273-0979-04-01005-5. Zbl 1065.35199.
^ Tao, Terence. "Wave Maps (preprint)" (PDF). Department of Mathematics, UCLA. Retrieved 2023-10-04.

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