Large conformal metrics with prescribed sign-changing Gauss curvature

DOI10.1007/S00526-014-0805-YMaRDI QIDQ493210zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Carlos Román, Manuel del Pino

Publication date 11 September 2015

Published in Calculus of Variations and Partial Differential Equations (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1407.1912, http://hdl.handle.net/10533/147945

zbMATH Keywords

bubbling conformal metricGaussian curvatureRiemann surface

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Boundary value problems for second-order elliptic equations (35J25) Semilinear elliptic equations (35J61) Methods of global Riemannian geometry, including PDE methods; curvature restrictions (53C21)

Abstract: Let $(M,g)$ be a two dimensional compact Riemannian manifold of genus $g(M)>1$. Let $f$ be a smooth function on $M$ such that ${\displaystyle }$f ge 0, quad f otequiv 0, quad min_M f = 0. ${\displaystyle }$ Let $p_1,ldots,p_n$ be any set of points at which $f(p_i)=0$ and $D^{2}f(p_i)$ is non-singular. We prove that for all sufficiently small $lambda>0$ there exists a family of "bubbling" conformal metrics $g_{l}ambda=e^{u_{l}ambda}g$ such that their Gauss curvature is given by the sign-changing function $K_{g_{l}ambda}=-f+lambd{a}^2$. Moreover, the family $u_{l}ambda$ satisfies ${\displaystyle }$u_lambda(p_j) = -4loglambda -2log left (frac 1{sqrt{2}} log frac 1lambda ight ) +O(1)${\displaystyle }$ and ${\displaystyle }$lambda^2e^{u_lambda} ightharpoonup8pisum_{i=1}^{n}delta_{p_i},quad mbox{as }lambda o 0,${\displaystyle }$ where $delt{a}_p$ designates Dirac mass at the point $p$.

Review text

Let \((M,g)\) be a compact 2-dimensional Riemannian manifold of genus \(g\) greater than 1. Let \(f\) be a non-negative function which does not vanish identically with \(\min f=0\). Suppose given a collection of points \(\{p_1,\dots,p_n\}\) where \(f(p_i)=0\) such that the Hessian \(D^2f(p_i)\) is non-singular. The authors show that, for any sufficiently small constant \(\lambda>0\), there exists a family of bubbling conformal metrics \(g_\lambda=e^{u_\lambda} g\) such that their Gaussian curvature is given by the sign changing function \(K_{g_\lambda}=-f+\lambda^2\). The first section contains a statement of the problem. The second section treats a non-linear Green's function. The third section is a construction of a first approximation. The fourth section deals with the linearized operator around the first approximation. The fifth section deals with the non-linear problem. The sixth section establishes the main theorem if there is but 1 point. The seventh section deals with the general case.

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