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An integral inequality for compact Bach-flat $\mathcal{A}_{2}$-manifolds

Differential Geometry 2026-07-17 v1

Abstract

We establish a Catino-type integral inequality for closed Bach-flat A2\mathcal{A}_2-manifolds, namely Riemannian manifolds with nonnegative scalar curvature and constant nonnegative second Schouten curvature. In the equality case, we derive rigidity results showing that the manifold is either Einstein or isometrically covered by S1×Sn1(κ)\mathbb{S}^{1}\times\mathbb{S}^{n-1}(\kappa) endowed with the product metric.

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@article{arxiv.2607.16552,
  title  = {An integral inequality for compact Bach-flat $\mathcal{A}_{2}$-manifolds},
  author = {Fábio Reis dos Santos and Elisa Joaquim Santos},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2607.16552},
  year   = {2026}
}

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