equation, the Heisenberg spin model, and the Schrödinger map equation are extended to
the general setting of Hermitian symmetric spaces. New results are obtained by utilizing a
generalized Hasimoto variable which arises from applying the general theory of parallel
moving frames. The example of complex projective space ℂ PN= SU (N+ 1)∕ U (N) is used
to illustrate the method and results.