Rigidity theorems for compact Bach-flat manifolds with positive constant scalar curvature (Q1797247)

Let \((M^n,g)\) be an \(n\)-dimensional Riemannian manifold with Ricci tensor \(R_{ij}\) and Weyl curvature tensor \(W^h_{ijk}\). For \(n\geq4\), the Bach tensor \(B_{ij}\) is defined by \(B_{ij}:=\frac{1}{n-3}\nabla^k\,\nabla^l\, W_{ikjl}+\frac{1}{n-2}R^{kl}\,W_{ikjl}\). The metric \(g\) is called Bach-flat if the Bach tensor vanishes. In the present paper, the authors prove some rigidity theorems for compact Bach-flat \(n\)-manifolds with positive constant scalar curvature. Under some \(L^p\) pinching conditions, they show that a compact Bach-flat manifold with positive constant scalar curvature is a spherical space form or an Einstein manifold. It has to be noted that the conditions in Theorem 2 have the additional property of being sharp.