Embedding of open riemannian manifolds by harmonic functions

Robert E. Greene; H. Wu

Annales de l'institut Fourier (1975)

  • Volume: 25, Issue: 1, page 215-235
  • ISSN: 0373-0956

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Let M be a noncompact Riemannian manifold of dimension n . Then there exists a proper embedding of M into R 2 n + 1 by harmonic functions on M . It is easy to find 2 n + 1 harmonic functions which give an embedding. However, it is more difficult to achieve properness. The proof depends on the theorems of Lax-Malgrange and Aronszajn-Cordes in the theory of elliptic equations.

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Greene, Robert E., and Wu, H.. "Embedding of open riemannian manifolds by harmonic functions." Annales de l'institut Fourier 25.1 (1975): 215-235. <http://eudml.org/doc/74211>.

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