Quantitative stability for nearly minimizing Yamabe metrics.
problem Understanding the stability of nearly minimizing metrics in Riemannian geometry.
method Proving quantitative closeness of nearly minimizing metrics to minimizing metrics in a specific sense.
result The distance between nearly minimizing metrics and minimizing metrics is controlled quadratically by the Yamabe energy deficit.
Paper examines stability of minimizing metrics on manifolds with boundary.
problem Stability of minimizing Yamabe metrics on compact manifolds with boundary.
method Investigates stability in the sense introduced by Escobar, showing closeness of nearly minimizing metrics.
result Quantitative closeness of nearly minimizing metrics to minimizing Yamabe metrics within their conformal class.
Study on blow-up behavior of sign-changing solutions for Yamabe equation.
problem Blow-up behavior of sign-changing solutions for Yamabe equation.
method Construction of a smooth metric on space forms to prove blow-up at lowest energy level.
result Blow-up occurs at the lowest energy level for sign-changing solutions in dimensions 11 to 24.
We develop the calculus for hypersurface variations based on variation of the hypersurface defining function. This is used to show that the functional gradient of a new Willmore-like, conformal hypersurface energy agrees exactly with the obstruction to smoothly solving the singular Yamabe problem for conformally compac…
This paper carries out a renormalization of the volume of the Loewner-Nirenberg singular Yamabe metric in a given conformal class on a compact manifold-with-boundary. This generalizes the usual volume renormalization for Poincare-Einstein metrics. The coefficient of the log term in the volume expansion defines a confor…
Paper proves existence of minimum energy solutions in 5D contact spin manifolds.
problem Finding minimum energy solutions for CR Yamabe equation in 5D contact spin manifolds.
method Spinorial approach based on a positive mass theorem.
result Existence of minimum energy solutions in 5D contact spin manifolds.
Study convergence of Yamabe flow on singular spaces with positive constant.
problem Analyzing convergence of Yamabe flow on singular spaces.
method Normalized Yamabe flow with positive Yamabe constant on pseudo-manifolds, including stratified spaces.
result Established convergence under low energy condition and investigated alternatives.
Study finds least-energy nodal solutions to the Yamabe problem on manifolds with boundary.
problem Existence of sign-changing solutions to the Yamabe problem on manifolds with boundary.
method Variational approach, analysis of conformal invariants, and sharp energy estimates.
result Existence of least-energy nodal solutions when the manifold is positive and the boundary has non-negative constant mean curvature.
Singular Yamabe problems involve changing sign solutions with interesting geometric properties.
problem Solving Yamabe problems with changing sign solutions and their geometric implications.
method Analyzing the behavior of conformal factors and zero loci in various dimensions.
result Zero loci of solutions are critical for conformal functionals and can be Willmore energy minimizers.
New solutions found for Yamabe problem on spheres with foliations.
problem Yamabe problem on spheres with singular Riemannian foliations.
method Variational methods, symmetries from foliations, Sobolev embedding theorem, Principle of Symmetric Criticality.
result Existence of sign-changing and positive solutions with specific symmetries.
Study on optimal partitions and nodal solutions for the Yamabe equation.
problem Existence and structure of optimal partitions for the Yamabe equation.
method Analysis of a weakly coupled elliptic system related to the Yamabe equation.
result Existence of least energy sign-changing solutions with precisely two nodal domains.
We express two CR invariant surface area elements in terms of quantities in pseudohermitian geometry. We deduce the Euler-Lagrange equations of the associated energy functionals. Many solutions are given and discussed. In relation to the singular CR Yamabe problem, we show that one of the energy functionals appears as …
In this paper, we study the geometric aspects of ball packings on (M,T), where T is a triangulation on a 3-manifold M. We introduce a combinatorial Yamabe invariant YT, depending on the topology of M and the combinatoric of T. We prove that YT is att…
Study on spinor field equation on spheres, focusing on blow-up analysis.
problem Spinorial Yamabe problem on spheres.
method Variational methods, blow-up analysis.
result Blow-up profile for the spinorial Yamabe type equation on Sm. The Willmore energy, alias bending energy or rigid string action, and its variation-the Willmore invariant-are important surface conformal invariants with applications ranging from cell membranes to the entanglement entropy in quantum gravity. In work of Andersson, Chrusciel, and Friedrich, the same invariant arises as…
Proves existence of Yamabe metrics on conical 4-manifolds using min-max method.
problem Existence of Yamabe metrics on conical 4-manifolds with singular points.
method Min-max scheme adapted to singular setting, leveraging recent positive mass theorems.
result Existence of Yamabe metrics on conical 4-manifolds with finitely-many singular points.
We give an extensive treatment of the Constant Mean Curvature (CMC) Einstein flow from the point of view of the Bel-Robinson energies. The article, in particular, stresses on estimates showing how the Bel-Robinson energies and the volume of the evolving states control intrinsically the flow along evolution. The treatme…
Positive mass theorem and Yamabe equation on CR manifolds
problem Positive mass theorem and Yamabe equation on CR manifolds
method Positive mass theorem and Yamabe equation on CR manifolds
result Positive mass theorem in 3-dimensional CR geometry
Rigidity theorem for special metrics on 4-manifolds.
problem Rigidity of Bach-flat metrics on manifolds with boundary.
method Critical point analysis of Weyl energy with boundary conditions.
result Rigidity of critical metrics on upper hemisphere.
We investigate the low-energy behavior of the gradient flow of the L2 norm of the Riemannian curvature on four-manifolds. Specifically, we show long time existence and exponential convergence to a metric of constant sectional curvature when the initial metric has positive Yamabe constant and small initial energy.
Renormalized volume invariant for knots in 3-sphere computed.
problem Computing renormalized volume for knot embeddings in 3-sphere.
method Renormalizing volume associated to singular Yamabe metric.
result Renormalized volume is a global conformal invariant for knots in 3-sphere.
Given an isoparametric function f on the n-dimensional sphere, we consider the space of functions w∘f to reduce the Yamabe equation on the round sphere into a singular ODE on w in the interval [0,π], of the form w"+(h(r)/sinr)w′+λ(∣w∣4/n−2w−w)=0, where h is a monotone function with …
Study proves area estimates for stable capillary hypersurfaces with nonpositive Yamabe invariant.
problem Estimating areas of stable capillary hypersurfaces with nonpositive Yamabe invariant.
method Proves area estimates using stable capillary hypersurfaces in Riemannian manifolds.
result Local rigidity result for embedded, J-energy-minimizing hypersurfaces. Paper proves rigidity theorems for AE Q-singular spaces.
problem Analyzing Q-curvature on AE manifolds. method Introducing a fourth order energy and rewriting it in terms of a fourth order Ricci-like tensor.
result Yamabe positive J-flat AE manifolds are isometric to Euclidean space. Let (M,g) be any closed Riemannianan manifold and (N,h) be a Riemannian manifold of constant positive scalar curvature. We prove that the Yamabe equation on the Riemannian product (M×N,g+δh) has at least Cat(M)+1 solutions for δ small enough, where Cat(M) denotes the Lusternik-Schnirelmann-categ…
We introduce and study the notion of the energy of a smooth metric measure space, which includes as special cases the Yamabe constant and Perelman's ν-entropy. We then investigate some properties the energy shares with these constants, in particular its relationship with the κ-noncollapsing property. Finally, we us…
Study of k-almost Yamabe solitons in perfect fluid spacetimes.
problem Analyzing k-almost Yamabe solitons in perfect fluid spacetimes. method Examined perfect fluid spacetimes and k-almost Yamabe solitons using Einstein field equations. result Characterized properties of k-almost Yamabe solitons in perfect fluid spacetimes. A family of non-radial solutions of the Yamabe equation, with reference the hyperbolic space, is constructed using power series. As a result, we obtain a family of asymptotically hyperbolic metrics, with spherical conformal infinity, with scalar curvature greater than -n(n - 1), but which are a priori not complete. Mor…
Proves a higher-order positive energy theorem for stationary solutions in fourth-order gravity.
problem Proving a positive energy theorem for fourth-order gravitational theories.
method Analyzes geometric analysis intersections and links to Q-curvature. result Establishes a positive energy theorem for stationary solutions in fourth-order gravity, similar to the classical ADM theorem.
We study the H^n-Yamabe constants of Riemannian products (H^n \times M^m, g_h^n +g), where (M,g) is a compact Riemannian manifold of constant scalar curvature and g_h^n is the hyperbolic metric on H^n. Numerical calculations can be carried out due to the uniqueness of (positive, finite energy) solutions of the equation…
We present another proof of the sharp inequality for Paneitz operator on the standard three sphere, in the spirit of subcritical approximation for the classical Yamabe problem. To solve the perturbed problem, we use a symmetrization process which only works for extremal functions. This gives a new example of symmetriza…
New metric reduces Weyl's energy in manifold connected sums.
problem Minimizing Weyl's energy in connected sums of manifolds.
method Interplay of Bach-flat and locally conformally flat metrics, topology of Z. result Existence of a metric with lower Weyl energy than gM. Global convergence proved for Gursky-Malchiodi Q-curvature flow in dimensions n≥5.
problem Resolving the constant Q-curvature problem in dimensions n≥5. method Established a non-local version of the Łojasiewicz-Simon inequality for the Paneitz-Sobolev quotient, constructed test bubbles, and derived a stability inequality for the Paneitz-Sobolev quotient.
result Global convergence of the flow for arbitrary initial energy under the same positivity assumptions.
Study CR Yamabe constant, flow, and soliton on CR manifolds.
problem Analyzing CR Yamabe constant, flow, and soliton on CR manifolds.
method Using maximum principles, proving uniqueness for CR Yamabe flow, and studying properties of CR Yamabe soliton.
result Uniqueness theorem for CR Yamabe flow and properties of CR Yamabe soliton.
Study on convergence rate of weighted Yamabe flow.
problem Weighted Yamabe problem on smooth metric measure spaces.
method Weighted Yamabe flow and its convergence rate analysis.
result Study and analysis of convergence rate of the weighted Yamabe flow.
The paper classifies a type of solitons in Euclidean spaces.
problem Classifying generalized Yamabe solitons on hypersurfaces.
method Completely classified solitons arising from the position vector field.
result Classification of generalized Yamabe solitons on hypersurfaces in Euclidean spaces.
Study properties of hyperbolic Yamabe solitons in submanifolds.
problem Characterize and understand hyperbolic Yamabe solitons in submanifolds.
method Define hyperbolic Yamabe flow, prove properties, and classify solitons.
result Prove that hyperbolic Yamabe solitons are pseudosymmetric or metallic shaped.
The Yamabe flow converges to a specific function on compactified manifolds.
problem Analyzing the Yamabe flow on asymptotically Euclidean manifolds with nonpositive Yamabe constant.
method Studied the Yamabe flow on asymptotically flat manifolds with Y≤0 and showed convergence after rescalings. result The Yamabe flow converges to the unique positive function solving the Yamabe problem on a compactification of the original manifold.
We study a class of fourth order curvature flows on a compact Riemannian manifold, which includes the gradient flows of a number of quadratic geometric functionals, as for instance the L2 norm of the curvature. Such flows can develop a special kind of singularities, that could not appear in the Ricci flow, namely singu…
Study on η-Ricci-Yamabe solitons on Riemannian submersions.
problem Characterizing η-Ricci-Yamabe solitons on Riemannian submersions. method Analyzing conditions for η-Ricci-Yamabe solitons on submersions and deriving Laplacian equations. result Classification of fiber and target manifolds as η-Ricci-Yamabe solitons under various conditions. Paper examines properties of specific solutions to Yamabe flow.
problem Characterizing quotient almost Yamabe solitons.
method Investigates quotient almost Yamabe solitons and presents conditions for their rigidity.
result Sufficient conditions for quotient almost Yamabe solitons to be trivial or isometric with a sphere.
Paper introduces new fractional Dirac operator and Q-curvature.
problem Fractional Dirac operator and Q-curvature in spinors.
method Caffarelli-Silvestre extension, energy inequalities, weighted Sobolev inequality.
result Introduction of conformal fractional Dirac operator and Q-curvature.
The study classifies h-almost Ricci-Yamabe solitons in various paracontact manifolds.
problem Classifying h-almost Ricci-Yamabe solitons in paracontact geometry.
method Characterization and classification of para-Kenmotsu, para-Sasakian, and para-cosymplectic manifolds.
result Characterizations and classifications of various paracontact manifolds.
In this paper we initiate the study of Yamabe and quasi-Yamabe solitons on Euclidean submanifolds whose soliton fields are the tangential components of their position vector fields. Several fundamental results of such solitons were proved. In particular, we classify such Yamabe and quasi-Yamabe solitons on Euclidean hy…
Paper proves uniqueness of Type II Yamabe metrics on manifolds.
problem Uniqueness of Type II Yamabe metrics on compact manifolds.
method Investigates sufficient conditions for metric uniqueness and proves corresponding theorems.
result Establishes sufficient condition for a metric to be the unique Type II Yamabe metric.
Paper finds conditions for non-Einstein relative Yamabe metrics.
problem Finding relative Yamabe metrics with positive scalar curvature.
method Sufficient condition for positive constant scalar curvature metrics on manifolds with boundary.
result Examples of non-Einstein relative Yamabe metrics with positive scalar curvature.
Study CR Yamabe constant and CR structures on manifolds.
problem Understanding CR Yamabe constant and its role in CR geometry.
method Developed integral formulae and constructed families of CR structures.
result Found an infinite family of CR structures with varying CR Yamabe constants.
The paper classifies 3D complete gradient Yamabe solitons.
problem Classifying nontrivial 3D complete gradient Yamabe solitons.
method Analyzing properties of Yamabe solitons to show rotationally symmetry.
result Nontrivial non-flat 3D complete steady gradient Yamabe solitons are rotationally symmetric.