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arxiv: 1003.3527 · v2 · pith:MBLD3QA5new · submitted 2010-03-18 · 🧮 math.DG

Almost-Schur lemma

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Schur's lemma states that every Einstein manifold of dimension $n\geq 3$ has constant scalar curvature. Here $(M,g)$ is defined to be Einstein if its traceless Ricci tensor $$\Rico:=\Ric-\frac{R}{n}g$$ is identically zero. In this short note we ask to what extent the scalar curvature is constant if the traceless Ricci tensor is assumed to be \emph{small} rather than identically zero.

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