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48 results for conformal volume

New method optimizes prediction set volume in conformal prediction.

problem Achieving volume optimality in conformal prediction without sacrificing coverage guarantees.
method Dynamic programming algorithm for finding near-optimal volume unions of k-intervals.
result Efficient algorithm finds unions of k-intervals with near-optimal volume for any distribution.

We study the renormalized volume of a conformally compact Einstein manifold. In even dimensions, we derive the analogue of the Chern-Gauss-Bonnet formula incorporating the renormalized volume. When the dimension is odd, we relate the renormalized volume to the conformal primitive of the QQ-curvature. We show how all t…

2005-12-15abs ↗pdf ↗

The study solves a problem in conformal geometry with applications to Q-curvature.

problem Existence of solutions to conformally invariant equations.
method Volume comparison theorems and volume rigidity theorems with respect to Q-curvature.
result Sufficient and necessary conditions for the existence of solutions to conformally invariant equations.

In this paper, we use the normalized Ricci-DeTurk flow to prove a stability result for strictly stable conformally compact Einstein manifolds. As an application, we show a local volume comparison of conformally compact manifolds with scalar curvature Rn(n1)R\geq -n\left(n-1\right) and also the rigidity result when certain …

2013-09-21abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper studies volumes of conformally flat manifolds in light-cone geometry.

problem Volume maximization of conformally flat manifolds in light-cone geometry.
method Computes variational formulas for the volume of hypersurfaces in light-cone.
result Hypersurfaces of conformally flat manifolds maximize volume in certain null hypersurfaces.

In this paper we study the topology of conformally compact Einstein 4-manifolds. When the conformal infinity has positive Yamabe invariant and the renormalized volume is also positive we show that the conformally compact Einstein 4-manifold will have at most finite fundamental group. Under the further assumption that t…

2003-05-06abs ↗pdf ↗

Constructs metrics with constant scalar curvature and unbounded volumes on spheres.

problem Creating metrics with constant scalar curvature on spheres with unbounded volumes.
method Constructs a sequence of metrics conformal to a given metric with scalar curvature 1 and unbounded volumes.
result Constructs metrics with constant scalar curvature and unbounded volumes on spheres.

Upper bounds for Steklov eigenvalues on manifolds with boundary.

problem Investigating upper bounds for the spectrum of the Steklov-type operator on Riemannian manifolds with boundary.
method Extending the Fraser-Schoen estimate to higher Steklov eigenvalues, using relative conformal volume and isoperimetric ratio.
result Established bounds for the Steklov eigenvalues in terms of relative conformal volume and isoperimetric ratio.

The conformal powers of the Laplacian of a Riemannian metric which are known as the GJMS-operators admit a combinatorial description in terms of the Taylor coefficients of a natural second-order one-parameter family (˝r;g)\H(r;g) of self-adjoint elliptic differential operators. (˝r;g)\H(r;g) is a non-Laplace-type perturbation …

2014-11-28abs ↗pdf ↗

Establishes refined singularity estimate for nonnegative n-superharmonic functions in locally conformally flat manifolds.

problem Analyzing volume growth and verifying Cohn-Vossen inequality in locally conformally flat manifolds.
method Refined singularity estimate and characterization of volume growth.
result Analytically characterizes volume growth and verifies Cohn-Vossen inequality.

We prove that the conformal immersions of complex two tori into S3S^3 which locally minimize their conformal volume in their conformal class all satisfy some elliptic PDE. We prove that they are either minimal tori, CMC flat tori, elliptic conformally constrained minimal tori or critical point of the area under some fi…

2014-05-11abs ↗pdf ↗

Revisits conformal metrics with finite Q-curvature, providing necessary and sufficient conditions.

problem Understanding conformal metrics with finite total Q-curvature.
method Introduces conformal mass and provides necessary and sufficient conditions for normality.
result Derives volume comparison theorems and proves a positive mass type theorem related to Q-curvature.

This note (originally from 2015) provides a proof of a 1985 conjecture of Montiel and Ros concerning the conformal volume of tori. This updated version adds a proof of the claim made in Remark 5 about the value of the conformal volume of tori in the cases not covered by the conjecture of Montiel and Ros. Originally, I …

2015-07-06abs ↗pdf ↗

We develop a universal distributional calculus for regulated volumes of metrics that are singular along hypersurfaces. When the hypersurface is a conformal infinity we give simple integrated distribution expressions for the divergences and anomaly of the regulated volume functional valid for any choice of regulator. Fo…

2016-03-23abs ↗pdf ↗

We extend the concept of renormalized volume for geometrically finite hyperbolic 33-manifolds, and show that is continuous for geometrically convergent sequences of hyperbolic structures over an acylindrical 3-manifold MM with geometrically finite limit. This allows us to show that the renormalized volume attains its…

2016-05-25abs ↗pdf ↗

The abstract discusses nonuniqueness results for specific Riemannian invariants.

problem Identifying conditions for nonhomothetic conformal rescalings with constant Riemannian invariants.
method Identifying sufficient conditions for finite and infinite geometrically distinct periodic conformal rescalings.
result Improves and establishes nonuniqueness results for various Riemannian invariants.

Let M be a compact, connected, m-dimensional manifold without boundary and p>1. For 1<p\leq m, we prove that the first eigenvalue λ_{1,p} of the p-Laplacian is bounded on each conformal class of Riemannian metrics of volume one on M. For p>m, we show that any conformal class of Riemannian metrics on M contains metrics …

2012-10-18abs ↗pdf ↗

Constrained Willmore surfaces are conformal immersions of Riemann surfaces that are critical points of the Willmore energy W=H2W=\int H^2 under compactly supported infinitesimal conformal variations. Examples include all constant mean curvature surfaces in space forms. In this paper we investigate more generally the crit…

2004-11-22abs ↗pdf ↗

Defines W-volume for planar domains with circular boundaries, relating to Laplacian determinant and Schottky uniformization.

problem Determining the volume of conformal metrics on planar domains with circular boundaries.
method Extending Epstein maps to conformal metrics, defining W-volume, using Schottky uniformization and Loewner energy.
result Shows a bound on the renormalized volume of Schottky uniformization and provides a realization of Loewner energy.

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…

2016-05-31abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper proves uniqueness of a solution in general relativity.

problem Uniqueness of solutions in the conformal method for Einstein's constraint equations.
method Analyzes solutions with arbitrary mean curvature and volume constraint.
result The Holst-Nagy-Tsogtgerel--Maxwell solution is unique for volumes below a certain threshold.

Study Dirac-Einstein equations on manifolds with boundary, focusing on constant volume and chiral conditions.

problem Analyzing Dirac-Einstein equations on manifolds with boundary conditions.
method Characterizing bubbling phenomena and classifying ground state bubbles, proving an Aubin-type inequality.
result Proved an Aubin-type inequality and existence result.

In this article we show that for any given Riemann surface ΣΣ of genus gg, we can bound (from above) the renormalized volume of a (hyperbolic) Schottky group with boundary at infinity conformal to ΣΣ in terms of the genus and the combined extremal lengths on ΣΣ of (g1)(g-1) disjoint, non-homotopic, simple closed comp…

2019-05-08abs ↗pdf ↗

We prove three optimal conformal geometric inequalities of Blatter type on the Klein bottle. These inequalities provide conformal lower bounds of the volume and involve lengths of homotopy classes of curves that are candidates to realize the systole.

2012-09-27abs ↗pdf ↗

How large can be the width of Riemannian three-spheres of the same volume in the same conformal class? If a maximum value is attained, how does a maximising metric look like? What happens as the conformal class changes? In this paper, we investigate these and other related questions, focusing on the context of Simon-Sm…

2018-09-10abs ↗pdf ↗

The behavior under conformal change of the renormalized volume coefficients associated to a pseudo-Riemannian metric is investigated. It is shown that they define second order fully nonlinear operators in the conformal factor whose algebraic structure is elucidated via the introduction of "extended obstruction tensors"…

2008-10-23abs ↗pdf ↗

In this paper we study the problem of finding a conformal metric with the property that the k-th elementary symmetric polynomial of the eigenvalues of its Weyl-Schouten tensor is constant. A new conformal invariant involving maximal volumes is defined, and this invariant is then used in several cases to prove existence…

2002-10-18abs ↗pdf ↗

Develops new methods for Epstein surfaces and W-volume.

problem Constructing and understanding Epstein surfaces and W-volume.
method Alternate construction using Osgood-Stowe differential; variational formulas.
result Generalizations of Epstein's univalence criterion and variational formulas for W-volume.

In low dimensions, minimizers for the second conformal eigenvalue do not exist near the round sphere.

problem Nonexistence of minimizers for the second conformal eigenvalue near the round sphere in low dimensions.
method Analysis of conformal classes and renormalized volume in dimensions 3 to 10.
result Existence of minimizers is proven not to hold for metrics sufficiently close to the round metric on the sphere in dimensions 3 to 10.