• Bulletin of the Korean Mathematical Society
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• v.61 no.1
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• pp.281-290
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• 2024

We consider the total scalar curvature functional, and show that if the second variation in the transverse traceless tensor direction is negative, then the metric is Einstein. We also find the relation between the second variation and the Lichnerowicz Laplacian.

• Journal of the Korean Mathematical Society
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• v.33 no.4
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• pp.1101-1114
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• 1996

In Riemannian geometry, it is one of the important things to study the topological or geometric invariants of manifolds since they characterize the topology of manifolds.

• Bulletin of the Korean Mathematical Society
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• v.41 no.1
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• pp.117-123
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• 2004

It has been conjectured that, on a compact orient able manifold M, a critical point of the total scalar curvature functional restricted the space of unit volume metrics of constant scalar curvature is Einstein. In this paper we show that if a manifold is a 3-dimensional warped product, then (M, g) cannot be a critical point unless it is isometric to the standard sphere.

• Bulletin of the Korean Mathematical Society
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• v.37 no.3
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• pp.641-648
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• 2000

It has been conjectured that, on a compact 3-dimensional manifold, a critical point of the total scalar curvature functional restricted to the space of constant scalar curvature metrics of volume 1 is Einstein. In this paper we find a sufficient condition that a critical point is Einstein. This condition is equivalent for a critical point ot be conformally flat. Its relationship with the Fisher-Marsden conjecture is also discussed.

• Honam Mathematical Journal
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• v.35 no.4
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• pp.647-655
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• 2013

We obtain $C^{\infty}$-continuous paths of explicit Riemannian metrics $g_t$, $0{\leq}t$ < ${\varepsilon}$, whose scalar curvatures $s(g_t)$ decrease, where $g_0$ is a flat metric, i.e. a metric with vanishing curvature. Most of them can exist on tori of dimension ${\geq}3$. Some of them yield scalar curvature decrease on a ball in the Euclidean space.

• Journal of the Korean Mathematical Society
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• v.44 no.1
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• pp.109-127
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• 2007

We classify complete, locally homogeneous metrics with finite volume on four-dimensional manifolds which are critical points for the squared $L^2-norm$ functionals of either the full Riemannian curvature tensor or the Weyl curvature tensor defined on the space of Riemannian metrics.

• Proceedings of the Korean Statistical Society Conference
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• 2003.05a
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• pp.31-36
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• 2003

Using a short time expansion of the fundamental solution of heat equation by analysis of Wiener functional with the help of Malliavin calculus, we obtain the asymptotic expansion of the mean distance of Brownian motion on Riemannian manifolds.

• Communications of the Korean Mathematical Society
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• v.23 no.4
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• pp.587-595
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• 2008

It is well known that critical points of the total scalar curvature functional S on the space of all smooth Riemannian structures of volume 1 on a compact manifold M are exactly the Einstein metrics. When the domain of S is restricted to the space of constant scalar curvature metrics, there has been a conjecture that a critical point is isometric to a standard sphere. In this paper we investigate the relationship between the first Betti number and stable minimal surfaces, and study the analytic properties of stable minimal surfaces in M for n = 3.

• Nonlinear Functional Analysis and Applications
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• v.26 no.2
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• pp.225-236
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• 2021

In this paper, we determine position vector of a line of curvature of a regular surface which is relatively normal-slant helix, with respect to Darboux frame. Then, a vector differential equation is established by means Darboux formulas, in the case of the geodesic torsion is vanishes. In terms of solution, we determine the parametric representation of a line of curvature which is relatively normal-slant helix, with respect to standard frame in Euclidean 3-space. Thereafter, we apply this result to find the position vector of a line of curvature which is isophote curve.

• Nonlinear Functional Analysis and Applications
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• v.27 no.2
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• pp.433-448
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• 2022

The Cartan's second curvature tensor Pⁱ_jkh is a positively homogeneous of degree-1 in yⁱ, where yⁱ represent a directional coordinate for the line element in Finsler space. In this paper, we discuss the decomposition of Cartan's second curvature tensor Pⁱ_jkh in two spaces, a generalized 𝔅P-recurrent space and generalized 𝔅P-birecurrent space. We obtain different tensors which satisfy the recurrence and birecurrence property under the decomposition. Also, we prove the decomposition for different tensors are non-vanishing. As an illustration of the applicability of the obtained results, we finish this work with some illustrative examples.