9404336 Hardt The research is in the general area of geometric variational problems and in particular focuses on the study of energy- minimizing maps of Riemannian manifolds. The singularities of these maps and generalizations to higher order energy densities will be considered. The research has applications to liquid crystals and crystalline structures in materials science. ***

Agency
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Institute
Division of Mathematical Sciences (DMS)
Application #
9404336
Program Officer
Christopher W. Stark
Project Start
Project End
Budget Start
1994-06-01
Budget End
1998-05-31
Support Year
Fiscal Year
1994
Total Cost
$120,000
Indirect Cost
Name
Rice University
Department
Type
DUNS #
City
Houston
State
TX
Country
United States
Zip Code
77005