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Zap. Nauchn. Sem. POMI, 2008 Volume 353, Pages 148–149 (Mi znsl1639)

An infinitesimal Rattray theorem

V. V. Makeev

Saint-Petersburg State University

Abstract: Let $X$ be a continuous vector field on the unit Euclidean sphere centered at the origin such that $X(-a)=-X(a)$. It is proved that there is an orthonormal basis in the space such that for any two vectors $a$ and $b$ in the basis we have $X(a)\cdot b+a\cdot X(b)=0$. Bibl. – 1 title.

UDC: 515.164.322

Received: 21.07.2006


 English version:
Journal of Mathematical Sciences (New York), 2009, 161:3, 436

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