English

On the decomposition of global conformal invariants II

Differential Geometry 2016-09-07 v3

Abstract

This paper is a continuation of [2], where we complete our partial proof of the Deser-Schwimmer conjecture on the structure of ``global conformal invariants''. Our theorem deals with such invariants P(g^n) that locally depend only on the curvature tensor R_{ijkl} (without covariant derivatives). In [2] we developed a powerful tool, the ``super divergence formula'' which applies to any Riemannian operator that always integrates to zero on compact manifolds. In particular, it applies to the operator I_{g^n}(\phi) that measures the ``non-conformally invariant part'' of P(g^n). This paper resolves the problem of using this information we have obtained on the structure of I_{g^n}(\phi) to understand the structure of P(g^n).

Keywords

Cite

@article{arxiv.math/0509572,
  title  = {On the decomposition of global conformal invariants II},
  author = {Spyros Alexakis},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0509572},
  year   = {2016}
}

Comments

35 pages, final version, to appear in Advances in Mathematics