Wave character of metrics and hyperbolic geometric flow
J. Math. Phys. 48, 103508 (2007); doi:10.1063/1.2795839
Published 17 October 2007
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In this paper, we illustrate the wave character of the metrics and curvatures of manifolds and introduce a new understanding tool—the hyperbolic geometric flow. This kind of flow is new and very natural to understand certain wave phenomena in the nature as well as the geometry of manifolds. It possesses many interesting properties from both mathematics and physics. Several applications of this method have been found.
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| History: | Received 24 July 2007; accepted 9 September 2007; published 17 October 2007 |
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