English

Obstruction-flat asymptotically locally Euclidean metrics

Differential Geometry 2011-10-11 v2 Analysis of PDEs

Abstract

We show that any asymptotically locally Euclidean (ALE) metric which is obstruction-flat or extended obstruction-flat must be ALE of a certain optimal order. Moreover, our proof applies to very general elliptic systems and in any dimension n3n \geq 3. The proof is based on the technique of Cheeger-Tian for Ricci-flat metrics. We also apply this method to obtain a singularity removal theorem for (extended) obstruction-flat metrics with isolated C0C^0-orbifold singular points.

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@article{arxiv.1106.1249,
  title  = {Obstruction-flat asymptotically locally Euclidean metrics},
  author = {Antonio Ache and Jeff Viaclovsky},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1106.1249},
  year   = {2011}
}

Comments

43 pages; revised version to appear in Geometric and Functional Analysis

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