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We prove that if a family of metrics, $g_i$, on a compact Riemannian manifold, $M^n$, have a uniform lower Ricci curvature bound and converge to $g_\infty$ smoothly away from a singular set, $S$, with Hausdorff measure, $H^{n-1}(S) = 0$,…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2018-07-24 Sajjad Lakzian

On a given closed connected manifold of dimension two, or greater, we consider the squared $L^2$-norm of the scalar curvature functional over the space of constant volume Riemannian metrics. We prove that its critical points have constant…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2020-11-26 Santiago R Simanca

Inspired by Goette-Semmelmann \cite{GSSU2002}, we derive an estimate for the scalar curvature without a nonnegativity assumption on curvature operator. As an application, we show that, on an even dimensional closed manifold with nonzero…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2025-01-03 Yukai Sun , Changliang Wang

We introduce a Yamabe-type flow \begin{align*} \left\{ \begin{array}{ll} \frac{\partial g}{\partial t} &=(r^m_{\phi}-R^m_{\phi})g \\ \frac{\partial \phi}{\partial t} &=\frac{m}{2}(R^m_{\phi}-r^m_{\phi}) \end{array} \right. ~~\mbox{ in }M…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2022-08-25 Pak Tung Ho , Jinwoo Shin , Zetian Yan

Let $M$ be a smooth, compact manifold and let $\mathcal{N}_{\mu}$ denote the set of Riemannian metrics on $M$ with smooth volume density $\mu$. For a given $g_0\in \mathcal{N}_{\mu}$, we show that if $\dim(M)\ge 5$, then there exists an…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2023-08-01 Christoph Böhm , Timothy Buttsworth , Brian Clarke

We present a generalisation of the charged C-metric conformally coupled with a scalar field in the presence of a cosmological constant. The solution is asymptotically flat or a constant curvature spacetime. The spacetime metric has the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-09-29 C. Charmousis , T. Kolyvaris , E. Papantonopoulos

We study the set of volumes of constant scalar curvature one metrics on an atoroidal three-manifold.The infinum of this set is believed to be attained at a hyperbolic metric. We prove that the supremum of this set is always infinity. The…

dg-ga · Mathematics 2016-08-31 Alexander Reznikov

Let $(M^n, g)(n\geq3)$ be an $n$-dimensional complete Riemannian manifold with harmonic curvature and positive Yamabe constant. Denote by $R$ and $\mathring{Rm}$ the scalar curvature and the trace-free Riemannian curvature tensor of $M$,…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2016-01-12 Hai-Ping Fu , Li-Qun Xiao

In this article, we first show that given a smooth function $ S $ either on closed manifolds $ (M, g) $ or compact manifolds $ (\bar{M}, g) $ with non-empty boundary, both for dimensions at least $ 3 $, the condition $ S \equiv 0 $, or $ S…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2023-01-04 Jie Xu

Let $h$ be a complete metric of Gaussian curvature $K_0$ on a punctured Riemann surface of genus $g \geq 1$ (or the sphere with at least three punctures). Given a smooth negative function $K$ with $K=K_0$ in neighbourhoods of the punctures…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Rukmini Dey

We prove nonuniqueness results for constant sixth order $Q$-metrics on complete locally conformally flat $n$-dimensional Riemannian manifolds with $n\geqslant 7$. More precisely, assuming a positive Green function exists for the sixth order…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2023-07-03 João Henrique Andrade , Paolo Piccione , Juncheng Wei

It is shown that the qc Yamabe problem has a solution on any compact qc manifold which is non-locally qc equivalent to the standard 3-Sasakian sphere. Namely, it is proved that on a compact non-locally spherical qc manifold there exists a…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2016-12-08 Stefan Ivanov , Alexander Petkov

In this paper, we give a sufficient condition for a positive constant scalar curvature metric on a manifold with boundary to be a relative Yamabe metric, which is a natural relative version of the classical Yamabe metric. We also give…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2020-11-02 Shota Hamanaka

Spherical caps play a crucial role in establishing a criterion for the existence of solutions to the Yamabe problem on a compact Riemannian manifold with boundary, similar to the role played by the standard sphere in the problem on a closed…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2026-05-29 Mónica Clapp , Benedetta Pellacci , Angela Pistoia

Llarull's Theorem states that any Riemannian metric on the $n$-sphere which has scalar curv{\-}ature greater than or equal to $n(n-1)$, and whose distance function is bounded below by the unit sphere's, is isometric to the unit sphere.…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2023-11-27 Brian Allen , Edward Bryden , Demetre Kazaras

Let $(M,\textit{g},\sigma)$ be an $m$-dimensional closed spin manifold, with a fixed Riemannian metric $\textit{g}$ and a fixed spin structure $\sigma$; let $\mathbb{S}(M)$ be the spinor bundle over $M$. The spinorial Yamabe-type problems…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2023-06-05 Takeshi Isobe , Yannick Sire , Tian Xu

On a compact Riemannian manifold with boundary, we study the set of conformal metrics of negative constant scalar curvature in the interior and positive constant mean curvature on the boundary. Working in the case of positive Yamabe…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2025-02-13 Sergio Almaraz , Shaodong Wang

We consider Yamabe-type equations on the Riemannian product of constant curvature metrics on $\textbf{S}^n \times\textbf{ S}^n$, and study solutions which are invariant by the cohomogeneity one diagonal action of $O(n+1)$. We obtain…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2018-09-18 Jimmy Petean , Héctor Barrantes G

A conformal geometry determines a distinguished, potentially singular, variant of the usual Yamabe problem, where the conformal factor can change sign. When a smooth solution does change sign, its zero locus is a smoothly embedded…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2020-01-01 A. Rod Gover , Andrew Waldron

We consider the case with boundary of the classical Kazdan-Warner problem in dimension greater or equal than three, i.e. the prescription of scalar and boundary mean curvatures via conformal deformations of the metric. We deal in particular…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2021-05-12 S. Cruz-Blázquez , A. Malchiodi , D. Ruiz