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We investigate geometric properties of surfaces given by certain formulae. In particular, we calculate the singular curvature and the limiting normal curvature of such surfaces along the set of singular points consisting of singular points…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2020-03-25 Yoshiki Matsushita , Takuya Nakashima , Keisuke Teramoto

We introduce the study of isolated singularities for a semilinear equation involving the fractional Laplacian. In conformal geometry, it is equivalent to the study of singular metrics with constant fractional curvature. Our main ideas are:…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2015-04-15 Azahara DelaTorre , María del Mar González

On a smooth, closed Riemannian manifold $(M,g)$ of dimension $n\ge3$ with positive scalar curvature and not conformally diffeomorphic to the standard sphere, we prove that the only conformal metrics to $g$ with constant Q-curvature of order…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2024-02-23 Jérôme Vétois

We study the systems of ordinary differential equations which are implicit with respect to the higher derivatives, appearing in the linear form, and their solutions near the singular points. The invertibility of the higher derivatives…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 M. V. Pomazanov

The paper concerns the fictitious entanglement of the so-called ``singularities'' in problems, pertaining to quantum gravity, due, in point of fact, to the way we try to employ, in that context, differential geometry, the latter being…

General Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Anastasios Mallios

We introduce the notion of curvature parameters for singular plane curves with finite multiplicities and define the notion of curvatures for them. We then provide criteria to determine their singularity types for A-simple singularities. As…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2025-12-30 Toshizumi Fukui , Saiki Hoshino

On a $2m$-dimensional closed manifold we investigate the existence of prescribed $Q$-curvature metrics with conical singularities. We present here a general existence and multiplicity result in the supercritical regime. To this end, we…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-01-15 Aleks Jevnikar , Yannick Sire , Wen Yang

We give an overview of the existence and regularity results for curvature flows and how these flows can be used to solve some problems in geometry and physics.

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2010-07-22 Claus Gerhardt

In this paper, we consider fully nonlinear equations of Krylov type on Riemannian manifolds with negative curvature which naturally arise in conformal geometry. Moreover, we prove the a priori estimates for solutions to these equations and…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2020-06-04 Li Chen , Yan He

Given a compact four dimensional manifold, we prove existence of conformal metrics with constant $Q$-curvature under generic assumptions. The problem amounts to solving a fourth-order nonlinear elliptic equation with variational structure.…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Zindine Djadli , Andrea Malchiodi

We study the fully discrete elliptic integrable model Q4 and its immediate trigonometric and rational counterparts (Q3, Q2 and Q1). Singular boundary problems for these equations are systematised in the framework of global singularity…

Exactly Solvable and Integrable Systems · Physics 2011-08-24 James Atkinson , Nalini Joshi

We study the equation for improper (parabolic) affine spheres from the view point of contact geometry and provide the generic classification of singularities appearing in geometric solutions to the equation as well as their duals. We also…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Go-o Ishikawa , Yoshinori Machida

We consider positive singular solutions to semilinear elliptic problems with possibly singular nonlinearity. We deduce symmetry and monotonicity properties of the solutions via the moving plane procedure.

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2018-02-09 Francesco Esposito , Alberto Farina , Berardino Sciunzi

We give new solutions of the quantum conformal deformations of the full Maxwell equations in terms of deformations of the plane wave. We study the compatibility of these solutions with the conservation of the current. We also start the…

Quantum Algebra · Mathematics 2009-11-10 V. K. Dobrev , S. T. Petrov

Given $(M,g_0)$ a closed Riemannian manifold and a nonempty closed subset $X$ in $M$, the singular $\sigma_k-$Yamabe problem asks for a complete metric $g$ on $M\backslash X$ conformal to $g_0$ with constant $\sigma_k-$curvature. The…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2015-07-02 Almir Silva Santos

We study the existence of formal power series solutions to q-algebraic equations. When a solution exists, we give a sufficient condition on the equation for this solution to have a positive radius of convergence. We emphasize on the case…

Algebraic Geometry · Mathematics 2014-02-06 Ph. Barbe , W. P. McCormick

The aim of this paper is analyzing existence, multiplicity, and regularity issues for the positive solutions of a Neumann boundary value problem of superlinear indefinite type related to the mean curvature operator with a sublinear…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2021-11-30 Julian Lopez-Gomez , Pierpaolo Omari

We study singularities obtained by the contraction of the maximal divisor in compact (non kaehlerian) surfaces which contain global spherical shells. These singularities are of genus 1 or 2, may be Q-Gorenstein, numerically Gorenstein or…

Complex Variables · Mathematics 2008-01-07 Georges Dloussky

We establish several nonuniqueness results for the problem of finding complete conformal metrics with constant (fourth-order) $Q$-curvature on compact and noncompact manifolds of dimension $\geq5$. Infinitely many branches of metrics with…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2021-05-14 Renato G. Bettiol , Paolo Piccione , Yannick Sire

We study singular metrics of constant negative $Q$-curvature in the Euclidean space $\mathbb{R}^n$ for every $n \geq 1$. Precisely, we consider solutions to the problem \[ (-\Delta)^{n/2}u=-e^{nu}\quad \text{on}\quad\mathbb{R}^{n}\backslash…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-05-09 Tobias König , Yamin Wang