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Multiplicity of solutions to the Yamabe problem on collapsing Riemannian submersions

Differential Geometry 2014-01-29 v1

Abstract

Let g_t be a family of constant scalar curvature metrics on the total space of a Riemannian submersion obtained by shrinking the fibers of an original metric g, so that the submersion collapses as t approaches 0 (i.e., the total space converges to the base in the Gromov-Hausdorff sense). We prove that, under certain conditions, there are at least 3 unit volume constant scalar curvature metrics in the conformal class [g_t] for infinitely many t's accumulating at 0. This holds, e.g., for homogeneous metrics g_t obtained via Cheeger deformation of homogeneous fibrations with fibers of positive scalar curvature.

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@article{arxiv.1304.5510,
  title  = {Multiplicity of solutions to the Yamabe problem on collapsing Riemannian submersions},
  author = {Renato G. Bettiol and Paolo Piccione},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1304.5510},
  year   = {2014}
}

Comments

LaTeX2e, 17 pages. To appear in Pacific J. Math