An optimal parabolic estimate and its applications in prescribing scalar curvature on some open manifolds with Ricci ≥ 0

Mathematische Annalen

Volumn 316, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 703-731

  Zhang, Qi S ^a  

^a University of Memphis   (United States)

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EID: 0040735817     PISSN: 00255831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002080050351     Document Type: Article

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