Über die Differentialgleichung \(rt-s^ 2=f\) und das Weylsche Einbettungsproblem (Q791031)

Some a priori estimates for solutions of the real Monge-Ampère equation \(z_{xx}z_{yy}-z^ 2\!_{xy}=f(x,y,z,z_ x,z_ y)>0\) are obtained which lead to solving a version of the embedding problem of H. Weyl: Suppose \(ds^ 2\) is a Riemannian metric on the unit sphere in \({\mathbb{R}}^ 3\). If \(ds^ 2\) is of a class \(C^{2,\alpha}\) with \(0<\alpha<1\) and has a positive Gaussian curvature, then there is a closed convex surface in \({\mathbb{R}}^ 3\) whose length element \(dx^ 2\) coincides with \(ds^ 2\).