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arxiv: 0807.2432 · v1 · submitted 2008-07-15 · 🧮 math.DG

Positive mass theorem for the Paneitz-Branson operator

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keywords positivemassoperatorpaneitz-bransontheoremammann-humbertassumptionscompact
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We prove that under suitable assumptions, the constant term in the Green function of the Paneitz-Branson operator on a compact Riemannian manifold $(M,g)$ is positive unless $(M,g)$ is conformally diffeomophic to the standard sphere. The proof is inspired by the positive mass theorem on spin manifolds by Ammann-Humbert.

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