Prescribing Scalar Curvature in Conformal Geometry

von Andrea Malchiodi

151 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

This book treats the classical problem, posed by Kazdan and Warner, of prescribing a given function on a closed manifold as the scalar curvature of a metric within a conformal class. Since both critical equations and obstructions to the existence of solutions appear, the problem is particularly challenging. Our focus is to present a general approach for understanding the matter, particularly the issue of loss of compactness. The task of establishing existence of solutions is attacked combining several tools: the variational structure of the problem, Liouville-type theorems, blow-up analysis, elliptic regularity theory, and topological arguments. Treating different aspects of the subject and containing several references to up-to-date research directions and perspectives, the book will be useful to graduate students and researchers interested in geometric analysis and partial differential equations.

• Reihe: Zurich Lectures in Advanced Mathematics
• Themen: Mathematik und Naturwissenschaften Mathematik Geometrie
• ISBN: 9783985470525
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 01.09.2023
• Größe: 24 x 17 cm
• Verlag: EMS Press