# THE NONEXISTENCE OF CONFORMAL DEFORMATIONS ON SPACE-TIMES (II)

• Jung, Yoon-Tae (Department of Mathematics, Chosun University)
• Accepted : 2011.03.11
• Published : 2011.03.25
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#### Abstract

In this paper, when N is a compact Riemannian manifold, we discuss the nonexistence of conformal deformations on space-times $M = (a,\infty){\times}_fN$ with prescribed scalar curvature functions.

#### Keywords

warped product;scalar curvature;conformal deformation

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