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

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.