Universal recursive formula for GJMS-operators in the locally conformally flat case

Let (M,g)(M,g) be a locally conformally flat Riemannian manifold of dimension n3n\geq3. For N1N\geq1, let M2N{\mathcal M}_{2N} denote the operator defined from the recursive construction, let []0[\cdot]^0 denote the non-constant part, let P{\sf P} be the Schouten tensor, and let δ\delta be the negative divergence. Universal recursive formula.

M2N0=cNδ(PN1#d),cN=2N1N!(N1)!.{\mathcal M}_{2N}^0=-c_N\delta({\sf P}^{N-1}\#d),\qquad c_N=2^{N-1}N!(N-1)!.

This conjecture seeks a recursive description of all subcritical GJMS-operators in the locally conformally flat category. The formula is established in the first few orders, but is not known in general.

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Andreas Juhl, “On conformally covariant powers of the Laplacian”, arXiv:0905.3992 (2010).

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