arXiv research

Paper introduces new fractional Dirac operator and Q-curvature.

In this paper, we prove several Poincaré inequalities of fractional type on conformally flat manifolds with finite total Q-curvature. This shows a new aspect of the $Q$-curvature on noncompact complete manifolds.

The paper extends Heintze-Karcher inequalities to fractional Q-curvature.

Study optimal partitions on spheres using fractional Q-curvature and variational methods.

In this paper the fractional Q-curvature problem on three dimensional CR sphere is considered. By using the critical points theory at infinity, an existence result is obtained.

Study classifies metrics on a twice-punctured sphere, proving Delaunay metrics are complete.

We describe a new interpretation of the fractional GJMS operators as generalized Dirichlet-to-Neumann operators associated to weighted GJMS operators on naturally associated smooth metric measure spaces. This gives a geometric interpretation of the Caffarelli--Silvestre extension for $(-Δ)^γ$ when $γ\in(0,1)$, and both…

Study provides obstructions for Q-curvature on complete metrics in n-space.

Second part of Q-curvature research focusing on volume comparison.

This paper constructs metrics with constant fractional higher order curvature on punctured spheres.

We extend the holographic formula for the critical $Q$-curvature to all $Q$-curvatures.

Paper builds singular metrics with constant Q-curvature.

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

Paper shows CR $Q$-curvature orthogonal to CR pluriharmonic functions.

In this article, we investigate deformation problems of $Q$-curvature on closed Riemannian manifolds. One of the most crucial notions we use is the $Q$-singular space, which was introduced by Chang-Gursky-Yang during 1990's. Inspired by the early work of Fischer-Marsden, we derived several results about geometry relate…

Study on convergence rate of $Q$-curvature flow in 6 dimensions.

We prove universal recursive formulas for Branson's $Q$-curvatures in terms of respective lower-order $Q$-curvatures, lower-order GJMS-operators and holographic coefficients.

New operators for $Q$-curvature on 5D pseudohermitian manifolds.

In this paper, we focus our study on the ends of a locally conformally flat complete manifold with finite total $Q$-curvature. We prove that for such a manifold, the integral of the $Q$-curvature equals an integral multiple of a dimensional constant $c_n$, where $c_n$ is the integral of the $Q$-curvature on the unit $n…

The study confirms positivity of Q-curvatures for specific conformal metrics.

We investigate the prescribed Q-curvature flow for GJMS operators with non-trivial kernel on compact manifolds of even dimension. When the total Q-curvature is negative, we identify a conformally invariant condition on the nodal domains of functions in the kernel of the GJMS operator, allowing us to prove the global ex…

Let $(M, g)$ be a compact Riemannian manifold of dimension $N \geq 5$ and $Q_g$ be its $Q$ curvature. The prescribed $Q$ curvature problem is concerned with finding metric of constant $Q$ curvature in the conformal class of $g$. This amounts to finding a positive solution to \[ P_g (u)= c u^{\frac{N+4}{N-4}}, u>0 {on} …

This article presents a new definition of Branson's Q-curvature in even-dimensional conformal geometry. We derive the Q-curvature as a coefficient in the asymptotic expansion of the formal solution of a boundary problem at infinity for the Laplacian in the Poincare metric associated to the conformal structure. This giv…

Paper studies metrics with constant Q-curvature near singular points.

In this note, we study Q-curvature flow on $S^4$ with indefinite nonlinearity. Our result is that the prescribed Q-curvature problem on $S^4$ has a solution provided the prescribed Q-curvature $f$ has its positive part, which possesses non-degenerate critical points such that $Δ_{S^4} f\not=0$ at the saddle points and …

Study of conformal logarithmic Laplacian on sphere, connecting Yamabe problems and Sobolev spaces.

In this article, we define a symmetric 2-tensor canonically associated to Q-curvature called J-tensor on any Riemannian manifold with dimension at least three. The relation between J-tensor and Q-curvature is precisely like Ricci tensor and scalar curvature. Thus it can be interpreted as a higher-order analogue of Ricc…

Characterizes metrics with finite total Q-curvature and introduces new volume entropy.

Study optimal partition problem for Q-curvature equations on Einstein manifolds.

We prove a universal recursive formulas for Branson's $Q$-curvature of order eight in terms of lower-order $Q$-curvatures, lower-order GJMS-operators and holographic coefficients. The results prove a special case of a conjecture in {arXiv:0905.3992}.

The main purpose of this short note is to point out that the negative gradient flow for the prescribed $\mathbf Q$-curvature problem on $S^n$ can be extended to handle the case that the $\mathbf Q$-curvature candidate $f$ may change signs.

For a compact Riemannian manifold $(M, g_2)$ with constant $Q$-curvature of dimension $n\geq 6$ satisfying nondegeneracy condition, we show that one can construct many examples of constant $Q$-curvature manifolds by gluing construction. We provide a general procedure of gluing together $(M,g_2)$ with any compact manifo…

Explicit formulas for extrinsic Paneitz operators and Q-curvatures for totally umbilic hypersurfaces.

Sharp criterion for Chern-Gauss-Bonnet integral using Q curvature.

The paper classifies metrics with constant negative Q-curvature in Euclidean spaces.

Study of scattering on singular Yamabe spaces using asymptotically hyperbolic manifolds.

We establish several nonuniqueness results for the problem of finding complete conformal metrics with constant (fourth-order) $Q$-curvature on compact and noncompact manifolds of dimension $\geq5$. Infinitely many branches of metrics with constant $Q$-curvature, but without constant scalar curvature, are found to bifur…

Researchers found a way to create a special metric with a specific curvature function.

The paper proves rigidity theorems for Q-curvature on manifolds.

Quantitative estimates for $Q$-curvature near minimizing metrics on Riemannian manifolds.

Given a compact four dimensional smooth Riemannian manifold $(M,g)$ with smooth boundary, we consider the evolution equation by $Q$-curvature in the interior keeping the $T$-curvature and the mean curvature to be zero and the evolution equation by $T$-curvature at the boundary with the condition that the $Q$-curvature …

This paper derives an explicit formula for Branson's Q-curvature in even-dimensional conformal geometry. The ingredients in the formula come from the Poincare metric in one higher dimension; hence the formula is called holographic. When specialized to the conformally flat case, the holographic formula expresses Q-curva…

We give a geometric derivation of Branson's Q-curvature in terms of the ambient metric associated with conformal structures; it naturally follows from the ambient metric construction of conformally invariant operators and can be applied to a large class of invariant operators. This procedure can be also applied to CR g…

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 extremal problem for a new functional involving the Paneitz operator.

We prove the compactness of solutions to general fourth order elliptic equations which are L^1-perturbations of the Q-curvature equation on compact Riemannian 4-maniods. Consequently, we prove the global existence and convergence of the Q-curvature flow on a generic class of Riemannian 4-manifolds. As a by product, we …

New metrics with constant Q-curvature created by gluing.

The study finds multiple solutions for constant Q-curvature metrics.

The paper studies Q-curvature and volume entropy on manifolds, proving polynomial growth polyharmonic function finiteness and rigidity.