Related papers: Constant $Q$-curvature metrics with a singularity

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…

We study metrics of constant $Q$-curvature in the Euclidean space with a prescribed singularity at the origin, namely solutions to the equation $$(-\Delta)^\frac{n}{2}w=e^{nw}-c\delta_{0} \text{ on } \mathbb R^n,$$ under a finite volume…

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…

This paper is devoted to the construction of weak solutions to the singular constant $Q$-curvature problem. We build on several tools developed in the last years. This is the first construction of singular metrics on closed manifolds of…

In this article, we study higher-order Bol's inequality for radial normal solutions to a singular Liouville equation. By applying these inequalities along with compactness arguments, we derive necessary and sufficient conditions for the…

We classify the solutions to the equation (- \Delta)^m u=(2m-1)!e^{2mu} on R^{2m} giving rise to a metric g=e^{2u}g_{R^{2m}} with finite total $Q$-curvature in terms of analytic and geometric properties. The analytic conditions involve the…

We consider the $Q$-curvature equation \begin{equation}\label{0.1} (-\Delta)^n u = K(x)e^{2nu}\quad\text{in} ~\mathbb{R}^{2n} \ (n \geq 2) \end{equation} where $K$ is a given non constant continuous function. Under mild growth control on…

We study conformal metrics on $R^3$, i.e., metrics of the form $g_u=e^{2u}|dx|^2$, which have constant $Q$-curvature and finite volume. This is equivalent to studying the non-local equation $$ (-\Delta)^\frac32 u = 2 e^{3u}$$ in $R^3$…

We study the existence of solutions to the problem $$ (-\Delta)^{\frac{n}{2}}u = Qe^{nu}\quad\text{in }\mathbb{R}^n, \quad V := \int_{\mathbb{R}^n}e^{nu}dx < \infty,$$ where $Q=(n-1)!$ or $Q=-(n-1)!$. Extending the works of Wei-Ye and…

In this article we study the nonlocal equation \begin{align} (-\Delta)^{\frac{n}{2}}u=(n-1)!e^{nu}\quad \text{in $\mathbb{R}^n$}, \quad\int_{\mathbb{R}^n}e^{nu}dx<\infty, \notag \end{align} which arises in the conformal geometry. Inspired…

We prove uniqueness of solutions for the nonlocal Liouville equation $$ (-\Delta)^{1/2} w = K e^w \quad \mbox{in $\mathbb{R}$} $$ with finite total $Q$-curvature $\int_{\mathbb{R}} K e^w \, dx< +\infty$. Here the prescribed $Q$-curvature…

In this paper, we study the non-existence of positive solutions for the following conformal $Q$-curvature equation \begin{equation*} (-\Delta)^\sigma u = K(x) u^{\frac{n+2\sigma}{n-2\sigma}} \quad \text{in } \mathbb{R}^n, \end{equation*}…

We study the existence of solution to the problem $$(-\Delta)^\frac n2u=Qe^{nu}\quad\text{in }\mathbb{R}^{n},\quad \kappa:=\int_{\mathbb{R}^{n}}Qe^{nu}dx<\infty,$$ where $Q\geq 0$, $\kappa\in (0,\infty)$ and $n\geq 3$. Using ODE techniques…

This paper is devoted to the Q-curvature type equation with singularities; mainly we give existence and regularity results of solutions. To have positive solutions which will be meaningfully in conformal geometry we restrict ourself to…

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.…

In dimension n isolated singularities -- at a finite point or at infinity -- for solutions of finite total mass to the n-Liouville equation are of logarithmic type. As a consequence, we simplify the classification argument in…

In dimension $n=3$, we prove that the singular set of any stationary solution to the Liouville equation $-\Delta u=e^u$, which belongs to $W^{1,2}$, has Hausdorff dimension at most 1.

A classical result of Nitsche \cite{Nit57} about the behaviour of the solutions to the Liouville equation $\Delta u=4 e^{2u}$ near isolated singularities is generalized to solutions of the Gaussian curvature equation $\Delta u=- \kappa(z)…

A fundamental theorem of Liouville asserts that positive entire harmonic functions in Euclidean spaces must be constant. A remarkable Liouville-type theorem of Caffarelli-Gidas-Spruck states that positive entire solutions of $-\Delta u=u^{…

We consider Liouville-type and partial regularity results for the nonlinear fourth-order problem $$ \Delta^2 u=|u|^{p-1}u\ \{in} \ \R^n,$$ where $ p>1$ and $n\ge1$. We give a complete classification of stable and finite Morse index…