Conformal Metrics with Constant Q-Curvature

We consider the problem of varying conformally the metric of a four dimensional manifold in order to obtain constant Q-curvature. The problem is variational, and solutions are in general found as critical points of saddle type. We show how the problem leads naturally to consider the set of formal ba...

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Main Author: Andrea Malchiodi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: National Academy of Science of Ukraine 2007-12-01
Series:Symmetry, Integrability and Geometry: Methods and Applications
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Online Access:http://www.emis.de/journals/SIGMA/2007/120/