Yamabe invariant for complete manifold with nonpositive scalar curvature

1998 ◽  
Vol 43 (21) ◽  
pp. 1790-1793
Author(s):  
Xu Cheng
2013 ◽  
Vol 24 (03) ◽  
pp. 1350020 ◽  
Author(s):  
PAK TUNG HO

In this paper, we consider the problem of prescribing pseudo-Hermitian scalar curvature on a compact strictly pseudoconvex CR manifold M. Using geometric flow, we prove that for any negative smooth function f we can prescribe the pseudo-Hermitian scalar curvature to be f, provided that dim M = 3 and the CR Yamabe invariant of M is negative. On the other hand, we establish some uniqueness and non-uniqueness results on prescribing pseudo-Hermitian scalar curvature.


2012 ◽  
Vol 09 (04) ◽  
pp. 1220003 ◽  
Author(s):  
RAMESH SHARMA

If a 3-dimensional Sasakian metric on a complete manifold (M, g) is a Yamabe soliton, then we show that g has constant scalar curvature, and the flow vector field V is Killing. We further show that, either M has constant curvature 1, or V is an infinitesimal automorphism of the contact metric structure on M.


2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (05) ◽  
pp. 1850041 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xianfu Liu ◽  
Zuoqin Wang

Let [Formula: see text] be a closed 4-manifold with positive Yamabe invariant and with [Formula: see text]-small Weyl curvature tensor. Let [Formula: see text] be any metric in the conformal class of [Formula: see text] whose scalar curvature is [Formula: see text]-close to a constant. We prove that the set of Riemannian metrics in the conformal class [Formula: see text] that are isospectral to [Formula: see text] is compact in the [Formula: see text] topology.


2014 ◽  
Vol 25 (03) ◽  
pp. 1450020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oussama Hijazi ◽  
Sebastián Montiel

Let (M, g) be an Asymptotically Locally Hyperbolic (ALH) manifold which is the interior of a conformally compact manifold and (∂M, [γ]) its conformal infinity. Suppose that the Ricci tensor of (M, g) dominates that of the hyperbolic space and that its scalar curvature satisfies a certain decay condition at infinity. If the Yamabe invariant of (∂M, [γ]) is non-negative, we prove that there exists a conformal metric on M with non-negative scalar curvature and whose boundary ∂M has either positive or zero constant inner mean curvature. In the spin case, we make use of a previous estimate obtained by X. Zhang and the authors for the Dirac operator of the induced metric on ∂M. As a consequence, we generalize and simplify the proof of the result by Andersson and Dahl in [Scalar curvature rigidity for asymptotically locally hyperbolic manifolds, Ann. Global Anal. Geom.16 (1998) 1–27] about the rigidity of the hyperbolic space when the prescribed conformal infinity ∂M is a round sphere. We also provide non-existence results for conformally compact ALH spin metrics when ∂M is conformal to a Riemannian manifold with special holonomy.


2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 639-676
Author(s):  
Michael Hallam ◽  
Varghese Mathai

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kun-Lin Wu ◽  
Ting-Jui Ho ◽  
Sean A. Huang ◽  
Kuo-Hui Lin ◽  
Yueh-Chen Lin ◽  
...  

In this paper, mobile robot navigation on a 3D terrain with a single obstacle is addressed. The terrain is modelled as a smooth, complete manifold with well-defined tangent planes and the hazardous region is modelled as an enclosing circle with a hazard grade tuned radius representing the obstacle projected onto the terrain to allow efficient path-obstacle intersection checking. To resolve the intersections along the initial geodesic, by resorting to the geodesic ideas from differential geometry on surfaces and manifolds, we present a geodesic-based planning and replanning algorithm as a new method for obstacle avoidance on a 3D terrain without using boundary following on the obstacle surface. The replanning algorithm generates two new paths, each a composition of two geodesics, connected via critical points whose locations are found to be heavily relying on the exploration of the terrain via directional scanning on the tangent plane at the first intersection point of the initial geodesic with the circle. An advantage of this geodesic path replanning procedure is that traversability of terrain on which the detour path traverses could be explored based on the local Gauss-Bonnet Theorem of the geodesic triangle at the planning stage. A simulation demonstrates the practicality of the analytical geodesic replanning procedure for navigating a constant speed point robot on a 3D hill-like terrain.


2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacob Sonnenschein ◽  
Dorin Weissman

Abstract Classical rotating closed string are folded strings. At the folding points the scalar curvature associated with the induced metric diverges. As a consequence one cannot properly quantize the fluctuations around the classical solution since there is no complete set of normalizable eigenmodes. Furthermore in the non-critical effective string action of Polchinski and Strominger, there is a divergence associated with the folds. We overcome this obstacle by putting a massive particle at each folding point which can be used as a regulator. Using this method we compute the spectrum of quantum fluctuations around the rotating string and the intercept of the leading Regge trajectory. The results we find are that the intercepts are a = 1 and a = 2 for the open and closed string respectively, independent of the target space dimension. We argue that in generic theories with an effective string description, one can expect corrections from finite masses associated with either the endpoints of an open string or the folding points on a closed string. We compute explicitly the corrections in the presence of these masses.


Author(s):  
Yoshinobu Kamishima

AbstractWe study some types of qc-Einstein manifolds with zero qc-scalar curvature introduced by S. Ivanov and D. Vassilev. Secondly, we shall construct a family of quaternionic Hermitian metrics $$(g_a,\{J_\alpha \}_{\alpha =1}^3)$$ ( g a , { J α } α = 1 3 ) on the domain Y of the standard quaternion space $${\mathbb {H}}^n$$ H n one of which, say $$(g_a,J_1)$$ ( g a , J 1 ) is a Bochner flat Kähler metric. To do so, we deform conformally the standard quaternionic contact structure on the domain X of the quaternionic Heisenberg Lie group$${{\mathcal {M}}}$$ M to obtain quaternionic Hermitian metrics on the quotient Y of X by $${\mathbb {R}}^3$$ R 3 .


2021 ◽  
Vol 74 (4) ◽  
pp. 865-905
Author(s):  
Otis Chodosh ◽  
Michael Eichmair ◽  
Yuguang Shi ◽  
Haobin Yu

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