On the interplay between CPE metrics, vacuum static spaces and _2-singular spaces

DOI10.1007/S00013-021-01652-7zbMATH Open1485.53058arXiv2002.03365OpenAlexW3199793386MaRDI QIDQ2052376FDOQ2052376

Authors: Maria Andrade 

Publication date: 26 November 2021

Published in: Archiv der Mathematik (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We call CPE metrics the critical points of the total scalar curvature functional restricted to the space of metrics with constant scalar curvature of unitary volume. In this short note, we give a necessary and sufficient condition for a CPE metric to be Einstein in therms of $sigm{a}_2$-singular spaces. Such a result improves our understanding about CPE metrics and Besse's conjecture with a new geometric point of view. Moreover, we prove that the CPE condition can be replaced by the related vacuum static space condition to characterize closed Einstein manifolds in terms of $sigm{a}_2$-singular spaces.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2002.03365

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zbMATH Keywords

critical point equationEinstein metricvacuum static spacetotal scalar curvature\( \sigma_2\)-curvature

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Global Riemannian geometry, including pinching (53C20) Methods of global Riemannian geometry, including PDE methods; curvature restrictions (53C21) Rigidity results (53C24) Special Riemannian manifolds (Einstein, Sasakian, etc.) (53C25)

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