A Liouville-type theorem for the 3D primitive equations

The 3D primitive equations are used in most geophysical fluid models to approximate the large scale oceanic and atmospheric dynamics. We prove that there do not exist smooth stationary solutions to the 3D primitive equations with compact support, independently of the presence of the Coriolis rotation term or the viscosity. This result is in strong contrast with the recently established existence of compactly supported smooth solutions to the incompressible 3D Euler equations.Comment: 10 pages; some remarks and references adde

A characterization of Dirac morphisms

Relating the Dirac operators on the total space and on the base manifold of a horizontally conformal submersion, we characterize Dirac morphisms, i.e. maps which pull back (local) harmonic spinor fields onto (local) harmonic spinor fields.Comment: 18 pages; restricted to the even-dimensional cas

Skyrme-Faddeev Instantons on Complex Surfaces

We find stable solutions from various complex surfaces for the σ 2-energy functional. They can be interpreted as instantons for the strong coupling limit of the Skyrme-Faddeev sigma model