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A scalar curvature flow in low dimensions

Differential Geometry 2015-09-03 v1

Abstract

Let (Mn,g0)(M^{n},g_{0}) be a n=3,4,5n=3,4,5 dimensional, closed Riemannian manifold of positive Yamabe invariant. For a smooth function K>0K>0 on MM we consider a scalar curvature flow, that tends to prescribe KK as the scalar curvature of a metric gg conformal to g0g_{0}. We show global existence and in case MM is not conformally equivalent to the standard sphere smooth flow convergence and solubility of the prescribed scalar curvature problem under suitable conditions on KK.

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@article{arxiv.1509.00766,
  title  = {A scalar curvature flow in low dimensions},
  author = {Martin Mayer},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1509.00766},
  year   = {2015}
}
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