A fractional Yamabe flow and some applications

Journal fur die Reine und Angewandte Mathematik

Volumn , Issue 696, 2014, Pages 187-223

  Jin, Tianling ^a   Xiong, Jingang ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

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EID: 84961290856     PISSN: 00754102     EISSN: 14355345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/crelle-2012-0110     Document Type: Article

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