Abstract
For a smooth compact Riemannian manifold with positive Yamabe invariant, positive Q-curvature, and dimension at least 5, we prove the existence of a conformal metric with constant Q-curvature. Our approach is based on the study of an extremal problem for a new functional involving the Paneitz operator.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1452-1491 |
| Number of pages | 40 |
| Journal | Communications on Pure and Applied Mathematics |
| Volume | 69 |
| Issue number | 8 |
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| State | Published - Aug 1 2016 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Mathematics
- Applied Mathematics