A variational approach to prescribing the Ricci tensor

Wolfang Ziller (University of Pennsylvania)

24-Mar-2021, 19:00-20:00 (3 years ago)

Abstract: We discuss the question of which tensors T can be the Ricci tensor of a metric, i.e. Ric(g)=T or Ric(g)=cT for some c. Solutions can be viewed as the critical points of a modified scalar curvature functional and we examine the global behavior of this functional in the case of homogeneous spaces. This is joint work with Artem Pulemotov.

differential geometry

Audience: researchers in the topic

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