What is Q-curvature?

S. Y.Alice Chang; Michael Eastwood; Bent Ørsted; Paul C. Yang

doi:10.1007/s10440-008-9229-z

What is Q-curvature?

S. Y.Alice Chang
, Michael Eastwood
, Bent Ørsted
, Paul C. Yang

Mathematics

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Abstract

Branson's Q-curvature is now recognized as a fundamental quantity in conformal geometry. We outline its construction and present its basic properties.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	119-125
Number of pages	7
Journal	Acta Applicandae Mathematicae
Volume	102
Issue number	2-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10440-008-9229-z
State	Published - Jul 2008

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Applied Mathematics

Keywords

Conformal
Curvature
Invariant

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