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Deformations of metrics and associated harmonic maps

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  1. Department of Mathematics, University of Warwick, CV4 7AL, Coventry, (UK)

    J Eells

  2. Institut des Hautes Etudes Scientifiques, 35 Rue de Chartres, 91440, Bures-sur-Yvette, France

    L Lemaire

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During the preparation of this paper the authors enjoyed the hospitality of the Institut des Hautes Etudes Scientifiques. The first-named thanks the Université de Paris VI, where he was Professeur d'Echange. The second-named is Chargé de recherches au Fonds National Belge de la Recherche Scientifique.

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Eells, J., Lemaire, L. Deformations of metrics and associated harmonic maps. Proc Math Sci 90, 33–45 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02867016

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