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April, 2016 Universal curvature identities and Euler–Lagrange formulas for Kähler manifolds
Peter B. GILKEY, JeongHyeong PARK, Kouei SEKIGAWA
J. Math. Soc. Japan 68(2): 459-487 (April, 2016). DOI: 10.2969/jmsj/06820459
Abstract

We relate certain universal curvature identities for Kähler manifolds to the Euler–Lagrange equations of the scalar invariants which are defined by pairing characteristic forms with powers of the Kähler form.

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Peter B. GILKEY, JeongHyeong PARK, and Kouei SEKIGAWA "Universal curvature identities and Euler–Lagrange formulas for Kähler manifolds," Journal of the Mathematical Society of Japan 68(2), 459-487, (April, 2016). https://doi.org/10.2969/jmsj/06820459
Published: April, 2016
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