Some lifting and approximation properties for maps in $W^{1,2}(\mathbb{B}^3;\mathbb{S}^2)$

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Main Authors: Guerra, André, Lamy, Xavier, Zemas, Konstantinos
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author Guerra, André
Lamy, Xavier
Zemas, Konstantinos
author_facet Guerra, André
Lamy, Xavier
Zemas, Konstantinos
contents Smooth maps $u\colon\mathbb B^3\to\mathbb S^2$ can be lifted to $\hat u\colon\mathbb B^3\to\mathbb S^3$ using the Hopf fibration $h\colon \mathbb S^3\to\mathbb S^2$ via the factorization $u=h\circ\hat u$. In this note we characterize the $W^{1,2}$-maps which have this lifting property in terms of exactness of the pullback form $u^*ω_{\mathbb S^2}$, and deduce a smooth approximation property preserving the constraint $u^*ω_{\mathbb S^2}=dη$.
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spellingShingle Some lifting and approximation properties for maps in $W^{1,2}(\mathbb{B}^3;\mathbb{S}^2)$
Guerra, André
Lamy, Xavier
Zemas, Konstantinos
Analysis of PDEs
26D10, 30C70, 49Q20
Smooth maps $u\colon\mathbb B^3\to\mathbb S^2$ can be lifted to $\hat u\colon\mathbb B^3\to\mathbb S^3$ using the Hopf fibration $h\colon \mathbb S^3\to\mathbb S^2$ via the factorization $u=h\circ\hat u$. In this note we characterize the $W^{1,2}$-maps which have this lifting property in terms of exactness of the pullback form $u^*ω_{\mathbb S^2}$, and deduce a smooth approximation property preserving the constraint $u^*ω_{\mathbb S^2}=dη$.
title Some lifting and approximation properties for maps in $W^{1,2}(\mathbb{B}^3;\mathbb{S}^2)$
topic Analysis of PDEs
26D10, 30C70, 49Q20
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.14507