Global existence and convergence for a higher order flow in conformal geometry

DOI10.4007/annals.2003.158.323zbMath1042.53016arXivmath/0404415OpenAlexW2113998944MaRDI QIDQ1411288

Simon Brendle

Publication date: 27 October 2003

Published in: Annals of Mathematics. Second Series (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/math/0404415

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evolution equationconformal geometryhigher order flowcurvature quantity

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