Witten Deformation and Divergence-Free Symmetric Killing 2-Tensors

Geometry 2026 Open access

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Authors: Kwangho Choi, Junho Lee
DOI: 10.3390/geometry3010002
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References: 16

Abstract

By using a Morse function and a Witten deformation argument, we obtain an upper bound for the dimensions of the space of divergence-free symmetric Killing p-tensors on a closed Riemannian manifold and explicitly calculate it for p=2.

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Advanced Differential Geometry Research Geometric Analysis and Curvature Flows Geometric and Algebraic Topology

Publication details

Journal / source
Geometry
Volume
3
Issue
1
Pages
2–2
Publication date
13 January 2026
Language
EN