Non-compactness of the prescribed Q-curvature problem in large dimensions

Juncheng Wei, Chunyi Zhao

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Abstract

Let (M, g) be a compact Riemannian manifold of dimension N ≥ 5 and Qg be its Q curvature. The prescribed Q curvature problem is concerned with finding metric of constant Q curvature in the conformal class of g. This amounts to finding a positive solution to Pg(u) = cuN+4/N-4, u>0 on M where Pg is the Paneitz operator. We show that for dimensions N ≥ 25, the set of all positive solutions to the prescribed Q curvature problem is non-compact.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)123-164
Number of pages42
JournalCalculus of Variations and Partial Differential Equations
Volume46
Issue number1-2
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2013

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