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Let $(\Sigma, g)$ be a closed Riemann surface, and let $u$ be a weak solution to equation \[ - \Delta_g u = \mu, \] where $\mu$ is a signed Radon measure. We aim to establish $L^p$ estimates for the gradient of $u$ that are independent of…
In this paper we show that steady states $u$ of the pressureless Euler equation which belong to $L^3_{loc}(\mathbb{R}^2,\mathbb{R}^2)$ are shear flows. This is achieved by combining results of degenerate Monge-Amp\`ere-type equations with…
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We will present some rigidity results for solutions to semilinear elliptic equations of the form $\Deltau = W'(u)$, where W is a quite general potential with a local minimum and a local maximum. We are particularly interested in…
I prove a scalar curvature rigidity theorem for spheres. In particular, I prove that geodesic balls of radii strictly less than $\frac{\pi}{2}$ in $n+1~(n\geq 2)$ dimensional unit sphere can be rigid under smooth deformations that increase…
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In this work, optimal rigidity results for eigenvalues on K\"ahler manifolds with positive Ricci lower bound are established. More precisely, for those K\"ahler manifolds whose first eigenvalue agrees with the Ricci lower bound, we show…
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