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December 1999 A conformal gauge invariant functional for Weyl structures and the first variation formula
Hitoshi Furuhata, Toshiyuki Ichiyama, Hajime Urakawa
Tsukuba J. Math. 23(3): 551-564 (December 1999). DOI: 10.21099/tkbjm/1496163979

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We consider a new conformal gauge invariant functional which is a natural curvature functional on the space of Weyl structures. We derive the first variation formula of its functional and characterize its critical points.

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Hitoshi Furuhata. Toshiyuki Ichiyama. Hajime Urakawa. "A conformal gauge invariant functional for Weyl structures and the first variation formula." Tsukuba J. Math. 23 (3) 551 - 564, December 1999. https://doi.org/10.21099/tkbjm/1496163979

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Published: December 1999
First available in Project Euclid: 30 May 2017

zbMATH: 0994.58007
MathSciNet: MR1736573
Digital Object Identifier: 10.21099/tkbjm/1496163979

Rights: Copyright © 1999 University of Tsukuba, Institute of Mathematics

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