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On harmonic maps in noncommutative geometry

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Noncommutative Geometry and Number Theory

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We report on some recent work on harmonic maps and non-linear ζ-models in noncommutative geometry. After a general discussion we concentrate mainly on models on noncommutative tori.

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  1. Dipartimento di Matematica e Informatica, Università di Trieste, Via A. Valerio 12/b, I-34127, Trieste, Italia

    Giovanni Landi

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  1. Department of Mathematics, The Johns Hopkins University, 3400 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD, 21218, USA

    Caterina Consani

  2. Max-Planck-Institut für Mathematik, Vivatsgasse 7, D-53111, Bonn

    Matilde Marcolli

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Landi, G. (2006). On harmonic maps in noncommutative geometry. In: Consani, C., Marcolli, M. (eds) Noncommutative Geometry and Number Theory. Aspects of Mathematics. Vieweg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-8348-0352-8_11

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