Abstract
We derive a class of variational functionals which arise naturally in conformal geometry. In the special case when the Riemannian manifold is locally conformal flat, the functional coincides with the well-studied functional which is the integration over the manifold of the k-symmetric function of the Schouten tensor of the metric on the manifold.
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | rnn008 |
Journal | International Mathematics Research Notices |
Volume | 2008 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2008 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Mathematics