Extremal Kähler metrics and Bach-Merkulov equations (Q390853)

Based on \textit{C. LeBrun}'s work [in: The many facets of geometry. A tribute to Nigel Hitchin. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 17--33 (2010; Zbl 1229.53073)], the author studies the Bach-Merkulov equations on oriented compact 4-manifolds, which are considered as the conformally invariant version of the classical Einstein-Maxwell equations. The author proves that the extremal Kähler metrics are solutions of the Bach-Merkulov equations on a compact complex surface, although, they are not necessarily minimizers of the Weyl functional. Also, he gives a variational characterization of solutions to the Bach-Merkulov equations as critical points of the Weyl functional.