A variational proof for the existence of a conformal metric with preassigned negative Gaussian curvature for compact Riemann surfaces of genus >1

DOI10.1007/BF02829615zbMATH Open1002.53022arXivmath/0112203OpenAlexW2952137997MaRDI QIDQ1348754FDOQ1348754

Authors: Rukmini Dey 

Publication date: 16 June 2002

Published in: Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences. Mathematical Sciences (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Given an smooth function $K<0$ we prove a result by Berger, Kazhdan and others that in every conformal class there exists a metric which attains this function as its Gaussian curvature for a compact Riemann surface of genus $g>1$. We do so by minimizing an appropriate functional using elementary analysis. In particular for $K$ a negative constant, this provides an elementary proof of the uniformization theorem for compact Riemann surfaces of genus $g>1$.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/math/0112203

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zbMATH Keywords

Riemann surfacesuniformization theoremprescribed Gaussian curvature

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Global Riemannian geometry, including pinching (53C20)

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