Asymptotic behavior of solutions to the \(\sigma_{k}\)-Yamabe equation near isolated singularities (Q607719): Difference between revisions

The results of this interesting paper generalize earlier pioneering work on the classical Yamabe equation by Caffarelli, Gidas and Spruck. The authors study the \(\sigma_k\)-Yamabe equation, a conformally invariant type equation generalizing the Yamabe equation. They prove that an admissible solution with an isolated singularity at \(0 \in \mathbb R^n\) to the \(\sigma_k\)-Yamabe equation is asymptotic to a radial solution to the same equation on \(\mathbb R^n \setminus \{0\}.\) In extending the work of Caffarelli et al., the authors formulate and prove a general asymptotic approximation result for solutions to certain ODEs which include the case for scalar curvature and \(\sigma_k\) curvature cases. An alternative proof is also provided using analysis of the linearized operators at the radial solutions, along the lines of approach in a work by Korevaar, Mazzeo, Pacard and Schoen.