A compactness theorem for scalar-flat metrics on manifolds with boundary (Q543384)

Let \((M^n,g)\) be a compact Riemannian manifold with boundary \(\partial M\). The author proves the compactness of the set of scalar-flat metrics, conformal to \(g\) on \(M\), having \(\partial M\) as a constant mean curvature hypersurface, provided \(n\geq 7\) under the generic condition that the trace-free second fundamental form of \(\partial M\) is nonzero everywhere. This generic compactness property arises in the context of a Yamabe-type problem. The computation of the Leray-Schauder degree of the solutions for the corresponding boundary value problem is also given.