15 May 2005 A flow approach to Nirenberg's problem
Michael Struwe
Duke Math. J. 128(1): 19-64 (15 May 2005). DOI: 10.1215/S0012-7094-04-12812-X

Abstract

We describe an alternative approach to the existence results of S.-Y. A. Chang and P. C. Yang for metrics of prescribed scalar curvature on S 2 via the prescribed curvature flow. Moreover, we give an example showing that the results of these authors in general cannot be improved upon.

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Michael Struwe. "A flow approach to Nirenberg's problem." Duke Math. J. 128 (1) 19 - 64, 15 May 2005. https://doi.org/10.1215/S0012-7094-04-12812-X

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Published: 15 May 2005
First available in Project Euclid: 17 May 2005

zbMATH: 1087.53034
MathSciNet: MR2137948
Digital Object Identifier: 10.1215/S0012-7094-04-12812-X

Subjects:
Primary: 58J35
Secondary: 35K55 , 35K65

Rights: Copyright © 2005 Duke University Press

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