Nonlinear evolution problems

seminar: Q-curvature flow on S⁴

speaker: Andrea Malchiodi (Scuola Normale Superiore)

abstract: We consider the problem of prescribing the Q-curvature on the standard sphere S4 through a conformal change of metric. The problem is not always solvable because of some Kazdan-Warner obtructions, and some "topological" conditions on the function to be prescribed have to be imposed. We study the problem though a parabolic flow and reduce it to a finite-dimensional one via asymptotic analysis. Stationary points are then found using Morse theory. This is joint work with M.Struwe.

timetable:
Thu 21 Sep, 11:00 - 11:55, Aula Magna Dipartimento di Matematica applicata
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