Extremal functions for optimal Sobolev inequalities on compact manifolds (Q5927664)

In this very nice paper, the authors study the difficult question of existence of extremal functions for sharp Sobolev inequalities on compact Riemannian manifolds. In the special case \(p=2\), they prove this very nice result that either the saturated remaining constant is extremal, or the sharp Sobolev inequality possesses extremal functions.