We give an overview of the method of Bogovskii-type operators and the applications to the conic and obstruction-free gluing problems in general relativity.
Yuchen Mao  1 ; Sung-Jin Oh  2 ; Zhongkai Tao  3
Yuchen Mao; Sung-Jin Oh; Zhongkai Tao. Bogovskii-type operators and flexibility of the Einstein constraint equation. Séminaire Laurent Schwartz — EDP et applications (2025), Exposé no. 3, 17 p.. doi: 10.5802/slsedp.191
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