Uniqueness results on a geometric PDE in Riemannian and CR geometry revisited (Q2137851)

The author revisits some uniqueness results for geometric nonlinear PDE's related to the scalar curvature in Riemannian and CR geometry. In the Riemannian case, he provides a new proof of the uniqueness result assuming a positive lower bound for Ricci curvature. He applies the same idea to the CR case and reconstructs the Jerison-Lee identity in a more general setting [\textit{D. Jerison} and \textit{J. M Lee}, J. Differ. Geom. 25, 167--197 (1987; Zbl 0661.32026); J. Am. Math. Soc. 1, No. 1, 1--13 (1988; Zbl 0634.32016)]. As a corollary, he obtains a more general uniqueness result for a family of semilinear PDE on a closed pseudohermitian manfiold with zero torsion and positive Ricci curvature. Some open problems are provided.