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On the isoperimetric quotient over scalar-flat conformal classes

Analysis of PDEs 2017-09-26 v2 Differential Geometry

Abstract

Let (M,g)(M,g) be a smooth compact Riemannian manifold of dimension nn with smooth boundary M\partial M. Suppose that (M,g)(M,g) admits a scalar-flat conformal metric. We prove that the supremum of the isoperimetric quotient over the scalar-flat conformal class is strictly larger than the best constant of the isoperimetric inequality in the Euclidean space, and consequently is achieved, if either (i) n12n\ge 12 and M\partial M has a nonumbilic point; or (ii) n10n\ge 10, M\partial M is umbilic and the Weyl tensor does not vanish at some boundary point.

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@article{arxiv.1709.03644,
  title  = {On the isoperimetric quotient over scalar-flat conformal classes},
  author = {Tianling Jin and Jingang Xiong},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1709.03644},
  year   = {2017}
}

Comments

25 pages, edited introduction, corrected a few typos

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