Related papers: Sharp estimate of global Coulomb gauge
In our previous work we introduced, for a Riemannian surface $S$, the quantity $ \Lambda(S):=\inf_F\lambda_0(F)$, where $\lambda_0(F)$ denotes the first Dirichlet eigenvalue of $F$ and the infimum is taken over all compact subsurfaces $F$…
Sharp $L^\infty$ estimates are obtained for general classes of fully non-linear PDE's on non-K\"ahler manifolds, complementing the theory developed earlier by the authors in joint work with F. Tong for the K\"ahler case. The key idea is…
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We characterize the algebra $H^\infty \circ L_{m}$, where $m$ is a point of the maximal ideal space of $H^\infty$ with nontrivial Gleason part $P(m)$ and $L_{m} : \mathbb{D}\to P(m)$ is the coordinate Hoffman map. In particular, it is shown…
We show that under certain technical assumptions, including the existence of a constant mean curvature (CMC) slice and strict positivity of the scalar field, general relativity conformally coupled to a scalar field can be quantised on a…
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We show that the Higgs branch of a four-dimensional Yang-Mills theory, with gauge and matter content summarised by an E_8 quiver diagram, is identical to the generalised Coulomb branch of a four-dimensional superconformal strongly coupled…
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The Schouten tensor \ $A$ \ of a Riemannian manifold \ $(M,g)$ provides important scalar curvature invariants $\sigma_k$, that are the symmetric functions on the eigenvalues of $A$, where, in particular, $\sigma_1$ \ coincides with the…