Prescribed Ricci curvature problem
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Short description: Riemannian geometry mathematical problem
In Riemannian geometry, a branch of mathematics, the prescribed Ricci curvature problem is as follows: given a smooth manifold M and a symmetric 2-tensor h, construct a metric on M whose Ricci curvature tensor equals h.
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References
- Thierry Aubin, Some nonlinear problems in Riemannian geometry. Springer Monographs in Mathematics, 1998.
- Arthur L. Besse. Einstein manifolds. Reprint of the 1987 edition. Classics in Mathematics. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 2008. xii+516 pp. ISBN:978-3-540-74120-6
- Dennis M. DeTurck, Existence of metrics with prescribed Ricci curvature: local theory. Invent. Math. 65 (1981/82), no. 1, 179–207.
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