arXiv · 2108.08608
The Nirenberg problem on half spheres: A bubbling off analysis
Abstract
In this paper we perform a refined blow up analysis of finite energy approximated solutions to a Nirenberg type problem on half spheres. The later consists of prescribing, under minimal boundary conditions, the scalar curvature to be a given function. In particular we give a precise location of blow up points and blow up rates. Such an analysis shows that the blow up picture of the Nirenberg problem on half spheres is far more complicated that in the case of closed spheres. Indeed besides the combination of interior and boundary blow ups, there are non simple blow up points for subcritical solutions having zero or nonzero weak limit. The formation of such non simple blow ups is governed by a vortex problem, unveiling an unexpected connection with Euler equations in fluid dynamic and mean fields type equations in mathematical physics.
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Mohameden Ahmedou, Mohamed Ben Ayed. 2022-09-12. The Nirenberg problem on half spheres: A bubbling off analysis. https://arxiv.org/abs/2108.08608
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