Gradient estimates for the elliptic and parabolic Lichnerowicz equations on compact manifolds

Abstract

Let (M, g) be a smooth compact Riemannian manifold of dimension n ≥ 3. Denote ${\Delta_g=-{\rm div}_g\nabla}$ the Laplace–Beltrami operator. We establish some local gradient estimates for the positive solutions of the Lichnerowicz equation

$$\Delta_gu(x)+h(x)u(x)=A(x)u^p(x)+\frac{B(x)}{u^q(x)}$$

on (M, g). Here, p, q ≥ 0, A(x), B(x) and h(x) are smooth functions on (M, g). We also derive the Harnack differential inequality for the positive solutions of

$$u_t(x,t)+\Delta_gu(x,t)+h(x)u(x,t)=A(x)u^p(x,t)+\frac{B(x)}{u^q(x,t)}$$

on (M, g) with initial data u(x, 0) > 0.