Multiplicity results for the Yamabe equation by Lusternik-Schnirelmann theory

Abstract

Let $(M,g)$ be any closed Riemannianan manifold and $(N,h)$ be a Riemannian manifold of constant positive scalar curvature. We prove that the Yamabe equation on the Riemannian product $(M\times N , g + δh)$ has at least $Cat(M) +1 $ solutions for $δ$ small enough, where $Cat(M)$ denotes the Lusternik-Schnirelmann-category of $M$. Cat(M) of the solutions obtained have energy arbitrarily close to the minimum.

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