Variational methods for singular Liouville equations
Andrea Malchiodi
Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa, Italy
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Abstract
In this note we consider a singular Liouville equation on compact surfaces, arising from the study of Chern-Simons vortices. Using improved versions of the Moser-Trudinger inequality and a min-max scheme, we prove existence of solutions in cases with lack of coercivity. Full details and further references can be found in the forthcoming paper [17].
Cite this article
Andrea Malchiodi, Variational methods for singular Liouville equations. Atti Accad. Naz. Lincei Cl. Sci. Fis. Mat. Natur. 21 (2010), no. 4, pp. 349–358
DOI 10.4171/RLM/577