A universal Bochner formula for scalar curvature
Differential Geometry
2026-01-16 v1 Analysis of PDEs
Abstract
We introduce a universal Bochner formula for scalar curvature that contains, as special cases, the stability inequality for minimal slicings, a Schr\"odinger-Lichnerowicz-type formula, and a higher-dimensional version of Stern's level-set identity.
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@article{arxiv.2601.10618,
title = {A universal Bochner formula for scalar curvature},
author = {Sven Hirsch},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2601.10618},
year = {2026}
}