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 language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 123-164 |
| Number of pages | 42 |
| Journal | Calculus of Variations and Partial Differential Equations |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue number | 1-2 |
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| State | Published - Jan 2013 |