@article{PMIHES_2004__99__1_0, author = {Bourgain, Jean and Brezis, Haim and Mironescu, Petru}, title = {$H^{1/2}$ maps with values into the circle : minimal connections, lifting, and the {Ginzburg-Landau} equation}, journal = {Publications Math\'ematiques de l'IH\'ES}, pages = {1--115}, publisher = {Springer}, volume = {99}, year = {2004}, doi = {10.1007/s10240-004-0019-5}, zbl = {1051.49030}, language = {en}, url = {http://www.numdam.org/articles/10.1007/s10240-004-0019-5/} }