A proof of the Kazdan-Warner identity via the Minkowski spacetime
Differential Geometry
2016-02-08 v1
Abstract
Any 2-dim Riemannian manifold with spherical topology can be embedded isometrically into a lightcone of the Minkowski spacetime. We apply this fact to give a proof of the Kazdan-Warner identity.
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@article{arxiv.1602.02060,
title = {A proof of the Kazdan-Warner identity via the Minkowski spacetime},
author = {Pengyu Le},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1602.02060},
year = {2016}
}
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7 pages