A variational characterization of flat spaces in dimension three
classification
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curvaturedimensionflatmetricsthreecharacterizationcompletecritical
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In this short note we prove that, in dimension three, flat metrics are the only complete metrics with non-negative scalar curvature which are critical for the $\sigma_{2}$-curvature functional.
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