What is Q-curvature?

Chang, S-Y Alice; Eastwood, Michael; Orsted, Bent; Yang, Paul

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What is Q-curvature?

Date

2008

Authors

Chang, S-Y Alice

Eastwood, Michael

Orsted, Bent

Yang, Paul

Publisher

Kluwer Academic Publishers

Abstract

Branson's Q-curvature is now recognized as a fundamental quantity in conformal geometry. We outline its construction and present its basic properties.