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Variational theory for the total scalar curvature functional for riemannian metrics and related topics

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Schoen, R.M. (1989). Variational theory for the total scalar curvature functional for riemannian metrics and related topics. In: Giaquinta, M. (eds) Topics in Calculus of Variations. Lecture Notes in Mathematics, vol 1365. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0089180

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