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In mathematics, Bochner's formula is a statement relating harmonic functions on a Riemannian manifold ( M , g ) {\displaystyle (M,g)} to the Ricci curvature. More specifically, if u : M → R {\displaystyle u:M\rightarrow \mathbb {R} } is a harmonic function (i.e., △ g u = 0 {\displaystyle \triangle _{g}u=0} , where △ g {\displaystyle \triangle _{g}} is the Laplacian with respect to g {\displaystyle g} ), then

△ 1 2 | ∇ u | 2 = | ∇ 2 u | 2 − Ric ( ∇ u , ∇ u ) {\displaystyle \triangle {\frac {1}{2}}|\nabla u|^{2}=|\nabla ^{2}u|^{2}-{\mbox{Ric}}(\nabla u,\nabla u)} ,

where ∇ u {\displaystyle \nabla u} is the gradient of u {\displaystyle u} with respect to g {\displaystyle g} . The formula is an example of a Weitzenböck identity. Bochner used this formula to prove the Bochner vanishing theorem.

The Bochner formula is often proved using supersymmetry or Clifford algebra methods.

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