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Title: Mixed ray transform on simple $2$-dimensional Riemannian manifolds
We characterize the kernel of the mixed ray transform on simple 2-dimensional Riemannian manifolds, that is, on simple surfaces for tensors of any order.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
1815143
NSF-PAR ID:
10109344
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society
ISSN:
0002-9939
Page Range / eLocation ID:
1
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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