Almost-Schur lemma
Differential Geometry
2011-05-10 v2
Abstract
Schur's lemma states that every Einstein manifold of dimension has constant scalar curvature. Here is defined to be Einstein if its traceless Ricci tensor is identically zero. In this short note we ask to what extent the scalar curvature is constant if the traceless Ricci tensor is assumed to be \emph{small} rather than identically zero.
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@article{arxiv.1003.3527,
title = {Almost-Schur lemma},
author = {Camillo De Lellis and Peter M. Topping},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1003.3527},
year = {2011}
}
Comments
Remarks and references added. To appear in Calc. Var. See also http://www.math.uzh.ch/delellis