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Positive mass theorem for the Paneitz-Branson operator

Differential Geometry 2010-02-24 v1

Abstract

We prove that under suitable assumptions, the constant term in the Green function of the Paneitz-Branson operator on a compact Riemannian manifold (M,g)(M,g) is positive unless (M,g)(M,g) is conformally diffeomophic to the standard sphere. The proof is inspired by the positive mass theorem on spin manifolds by Ammann-Humbert.

Cite

@article{arxiv.0807.2432,
  title  = {Positive mass theorem for the Paneitz-Branson operator},
  author = {Emmanuel Humbert and Simon Raulot},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0807.2432},
  year   = {2010}
}

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7 pages

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