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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2026 iii Paper 118 2 b Solution by
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The forms are parallel for the flat metric. Consequently the Hodge Laplacian acts coefficientwise:If every coefficient is constant, this vanishes. Conversely, if , orthogonality of the constant frame gives for every . Each coefficient is a harmonic function on a compact connected manifold and hence is constant by the Strong maximum principle for harmonic functions.
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