Manifolds of Riemannian metrics with prescribed scalar curvature

Fischer, Arthur E.; Marsden, Jerrold E.

doi:10.1090/S0002-9904-1974-13457-9

Authors: Arthur E. Fischer and Jerrold E. Marsden
Journal: Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 80 (1974), 479-484
MSC (1970): Primary 53C25, 58D15; Secondary 35J60, 58G99, 47H15
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9904-1974-13457-9
MathSciNet review: 0346839
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