What is \(Q\)-curvature?

DOI10.1007/S10440-008-9229-ZzbMath1145.53020OpenAlexW2102466435WikidataQ102525470 ScholiaQ102525470MaRDI QIDQ934843

Paul C. Yang, Bent Orsted, Michael G. Eastwood, Sun Yung Alice Chang

Publication date: 30 July 2008

Published in: Acta Applicandae Mathematicae (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10440-008-9229-z

zbMATH Keywords

curvatureinvariantconformal invariants

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Global Riemannian geometry, including pinching (53C20) Relations of PDEs with special manifold structures (Riemannian, Finsler, etc.) (58J60) Methods of global Riemannian geometry, including PDE methods; curvature restrictions (53C21)

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