The logarithmic singularities of the Green functions of the conformal powers of the Laplacian

DOI10.1090/CONM/630/12669zbMATH Open1350.53053arXiv1306.3104OpenAlexW1605874424MaRDI QIDQ2825874FDOQ2825874

Authors: Raphaël Ponge 

Publication date: 13 October 2016

Published in: Geometric and Spectral Analysis (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Green functions play an important role in conformal geometry. In this paper, we explain how to compute explicitly the logarithmic singularities of the Green functions of the conformal powers of the Laplacian. These operators include the Yamabe and Paneitz operators, as well as the conformal fractional powers of the Laplacian arising from scattering theory for Poincar'e-Einstein metrics. The results are formulated in terms of Weyl conformal invariants arising from the ambient metric of Fefferman-Graham. As applications we obtain "Green function" characterizations of locally conformally flat manifolds and a spectral theoretic characterization of the conformal class of the round sphere.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1306.3104

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zbMATH Keywords

conformal invariantsYamabe operatorGreen functionsPaneitz operatorFefferman's programconformal fractional powers of the Laplacian

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Global Riemannian geometry, including pinching (53C20) Methods of global Riemannian geometry, including PDE methods; curvature restrictions (53C21)

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