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Let (M,g) be a compact Riemannian manifold without boundary, and consider an action which, for simplicity, we suppose has the form
, where Φ is a section of a Riemannian fiber bundle π: E → M, and L: J1 (E) → ℝ possibly depends on the metric of E.
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Baird, P. (1983). Some Aspects of Theoretical Physics Relating to Harmonic Maps. In: Cahen, M., De Wilde, M., Lemaire, L., Vanhecke, L. (eds) Differential Geometry and Mathematical Physics. Mathematical Physics Studies, vol 3. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-7022-9_8
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