Partial Differential Equations
A fourth order uniformization theorem on some four manifolds with large total Q-curvature
[Un théorème d'uniformisation d'ordre 4 sur certaines variétés de dimension 4 à large Q-courbure totale]
Comptes Rendus. Mathématique, Tome 340 (2005) no. 5, pp. 341-346.

Etant donnée une variété riemannienne compacte de dimension 4, on étudie l'existence d'une métrique conforme, pour laquelle la Q-courbure, associée à un opérateur d'ordre 4 (l'opérateur de Paneitz) est constante. En utilisant un argument topologique, nous obtenons des résultats nouveaux dans des cas auparavant encore ouverts.

Given a four-dimensional manifold (M,g), we study the existence of a conformal metric for which the Q-curvature, associated to a conformally invariant fourth-order operator (the Paneitz operator), is constant. Using a topological argument, we obtain a new result in cases which were still open.

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DOI : 10.1016/j.crma.2005.01.013
Djadli, Zindine 1 ; Malchiodi, Andrea 2

1 Université de Cergy-Pontoise, département de mathématiques, site de Saint-Martin, 2, avenue Adolphe-Chauvin, 95302 Cergy-Pontoise cedex, France
2 SISSA, via Beirut 2-4, 34014 Trieste, Italy
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Djadli, Zindine; Malchiodi, Andrea. A fourth order uniformization theorem on some four manifolds with large total Q-curvature. Comptes Rendus. Mathématique, Tome 340 (2005) no. 5, pp. 341-346. doi : 10.1016/j.crma.2005.01.013. http://www.numdam.org/articles/10.1016/j.crma.2005.01.013/

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