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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*}…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2026-02-17 Meiqing Xu , Hui Yang

Given any closed Riemannian manifold $(M, g)$, we use the gradient flow method and Sign-Changing Critical Point Theory to prove multiplicity results for 2-nodal solutions of a subcritical Yamabe type equation on $(M, g)$. If $(N, h)$ is a…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2023-06-14 Jorge DÁvila , Héctor Barrantes G. , Isidro H. Munive

On a closed Riemannian manifold $(M^n ,g)$, we consider the Yamabe-type equation $-\Delta_g u + \lambda u = \lambda |u|^{q-1}u$, where $\lambda \in \mathbb{R}_{+}$ and $q>1$. We assume that $M$ admits a proper isoparametric function $f$…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2024-01-19 Jurgen Julio-Batalla

We consider the following prescribed scalar curvature equations in ${\mathbb{R}}^N$ $$ - \Delta u =K(|y|)u^{2^*-1},\quad u>0 \quad \mbox{in} \quad {\mathbb{R}}^N, \quad u \in D^{1, 2}({\mathbb{R}}^N), $$ where $K(r)$ is a positive function,…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2021-06-30 Yuxia Guo , Monica Musso , Shuangjie Peng , Shusen Yan

The study of the $k$-th elementary symmetric function of the Weyl-Schouten curvature tensor of a Riemannian metric, the so called $\sigma_k$ curvature, has produced many fruitful results in conformal geometry in recent years. In these…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2007-05-23 S. -Y. Alice Chang , Zheng-Chao Han , Paul Yang

This paper focuses on the problem of prescribing mean curvature on the unit ball. Assume that $f$, which is allowed to change sign, satisfies Morse index counting or certain kind of symmetry condition. By using a negative gradient flow…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2017-10-27 Hong Zhang

The paper studies the problem of prescribing positive cross curvature on the three-dimensional sphere. We produce several existence results and an example of non-uniqueness, disproving a conjecture of Hamilton's.

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2023-05-29 Timothy Buttsworth , Artem Pulemotov

As a counterpart of the classical Yamabe problem, a fractional Yamabe flow has been introduced by Jin and Xiong (2014) on the sphere. Here we pursue its study in the context of general compact smooth manifolds with positive fractional…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2017-02-20 Panagiota Daskalopoulos , Yannick Sire , Juan-Luis Vázquez

This article presents an analysis of the normalized Yamabe flow starting at and preserving a class of compact Riemannian manifolds with incomplete edge singularities and negative Yamabe invariant. Our main results include uniqueness,…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2020-03-03 Eric Bahuaud , Boris Vertman

In this paper, we consider the Yamabe equation on a complete noncompact Riemannian manifold and find some geometric conditions on the manifold such that the Yamabe problem admits a bounded positive solution.

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2018-01-23 Guodong Wei

In this paper, we investigate the prescribed curvature problem associated with a special Lin-Lu-Yau curvature on finite graphs of girth at least 6. We define the corresponding Calabi flow for this curvature type, and establish an equivalent…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2026-04-06 Yi Li , Jie Wang , Pingsan Yuan , Chao Zheng

We study positive scalar curvature on the regular part of Riemannian manifolds with singular, uniformly Euclidean ($L^\infty$) metrics that consolidate Gromov's scalar curvature polyhedral comparison theory and edge metrics that appear in…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2018-09-19 Chao Li , Christos Mantoulidis

The problem of the prescribed curvature measure is one of the important problems in differential geometry and nonlinear partial differential equations. In this paper, we consider prescribed curvature measure problem in hyperbolic space. We…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2020-08-25 Fengrui Yang

We study the set of curvature functions which a given compact manifold with boundary can possess. First, we prove that the sign demanded by the Gauss-Bonnet Theorem is a necessary and sufficient condition for a given function to be the…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2024-09-04 Tiarlos Cruz , Almir Silva Santos , Feliciano Vitório

Ejiri gave a negative answer to a conjecture of Lichnerowicz concerning Riemannian manifolds with constant scalar curvature admitting an infinitesimal non isometric conformal transformation. With this aim he constructed a warped product of…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2007-05-23 A. Raouf Chouikha

We give a sufficient condition to rule out complete Riemannian metrics with nonnegative scalar curvature on the interiors of handlebodies. In higher dimensions, we give examples of ends of manifolds with positive scalar curvature metrics.

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2026-04-30 John Lott

We introduce new invariants of a Riemannian singular space, the local Yamabe and Sobolev constants, and then go on to prove a general version of the Yamabe theorem under that the global Yamabe invariant of the space is strictly less than…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2012-10-31 Kazuo Akutagawa , Gilles Carron , Rafe Mazzeo

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

On a compact manifold $M$ with boundary $\partial M$, we study the problem of prescribing the scalar curvature in $M$ and the mean curvature on the boundary $\partial M$ simultaneously. To do this, we introduce the notion of singular…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2020-08-28 Pak Tung Ho , Yen-Chang Huang

Using variational methods together with symmetries given by singular Riemannian foliations with positive dimensional leaves, we prove the existence of an infinite number of sign-changing solutions to Yamabe type problems, which are constant…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2023-06-23 Diego Corro , Juan Carlos Fernández , Raquel Perales