Calculus of Variations and Geometric Measure Theory

Z. Huang - W. Klingenberg

Smirnov Decomposition of a Horizontal Vector Charge in the Heisenberg Group

created by klingenberg on 10 Jun 2026

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Inserted: 10 jun 2026
Last Updated: 10 jun 2026

Year: 2026

ArXiv: 2605.12716 PDF

Abstract:

A divergence-free horizontal vector current in Heisenberg space may be viewed as an element of the dual space of horizontal test vector fields. By applying a horizontal Liouville theorem in this setting, the flow lines of such a vector field generate a family of horizontal curves and an associated measure on this collection. In this paper, we provide a direct proof of the Smirnov decomposition for a Federer-Fleming current within the horizontal distribution.