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http://dx.doi.org/10.5831/HMJ.2010.32.1.085

THE NONEXISTENCE OF CONFORMAL DEFORMATIONS ON SPACE-TIMES  

Jung, Yoon-Tae (Department of Mathematics, Chosun University)
Lee, Sang-Cheol (Department of Mathematics, Chosun University)
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Honam Mathematical Journal / v.32, no.1, 2010 , pp. 85-89 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this paper, when N is a compact Riemannian manifold, we discuss the nonexistence of conformal deformations on space-times M = $({\alpha},{\infty}){\times}_fN$ with prescribed scalar curvature functions.
Keywords
warped product; scalar curvature; conformal deformation;
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