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  1. Department of Mathematics, Keio University, 223, Hiyoshi, Yokahama, Japan

    Osamu Kobayashi

  2. Max-Planck-Institut für Mathematik, Gottfried-Claren-Strasse 26, D-5300, Bonn 3, Federal Republic of Germany

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Kobayashi, O. Scalar curvature of a metric with unit volume. Math. Ann. 279, 253–265 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01461722

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