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Existence of conformal metrics on spheres with prescribed Paneitz curvature

In this paper we study the problem of prescribing a fourth order conformal invariant (the Paneitz curvature) on the n-spheres, with n >= 5. Using tools from the theory of critical points at infinity, we provide some topological conditions on the level sets of a given function defined on the spher...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Ben-Ayed, M, El-Mehdi, K
Lenguaje:eng
Publicado: 2003
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Acceso en línea:http://cds.cern.ch/record/747011
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Sumario:In this paper we study the problem of prescribing a fourth order conformal invariant (the Paneitz curvature) on the n-spheres, with n >= 5. Using tools from the theory of critical points at infinity, we provide some topological conditions on the level sets of a given function defined on the sphere, under which we prove the existence of conformal metric with prescribed Paneitz curvature.