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On Expansions of Ricci Flat ALE Metrics in Harmonic Coordinates About the Infinity

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In this paper, we study the expansions of Ricci flat metrics in harmonic coordinates about the infinity of ALE (Asymptotically Local Euclidean) manifolds.

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Chen, Y. On Expansions of Ricci Flat ALE Metrics in Harmonic Coordinates About the Infinity. Commun. Math. Stat. 8, 63–90 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40304-019-00183-6

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