Conformal gradient vector fields on Riemannian manifolds with boundary

DOI10.4064/CM7638-12-2018zbMATH Open1464.53046arXiv1805.03166OpenAlexW2989677443WikidataQ115217824 ScholiaQ115217824MaRDI QIDQ5215931FDOQ5215931

Authors: Israel Evangelista, Emanuel Viana 

Publication date: 13 February 2020

Published in: Colloquium Mathematicum (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Let $(M^n,g)$ be an $n$-dimensional compact connected Riemannian manifold with smooth boundary. We show that the presence of a nontrivial conformal gradient vector field on $M$, with an appropriate control on the Ricci curvature makes $M$ to be isometric to a hemisphere of $mathbb{S}^n$. We also prove that if an Einstein manifold admits nonzero conformal gradient vector field, then its scalar curvature is positive and it is isometric to a hemisphere of $mathbb{S}^n$. Furthermore, we prove that if $M$ admits a nontrivial conformal vector field and has constant scalar curvature, then the scalar curvature is positive. Finally, a suitable control on the energy of a conformal vector field implies that $M$ is isometric to a hemisphere $mathbb{S}_{+}^n$.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1805.03166

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zbMATH Keywords

manifolds with boundaryconformal gradient vector fieldshemisphere of the Euclidean sphere

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Global Riemannian geometry, including pinching (53C20) Conformal structures on manifolds (53C18)

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