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Liouville equation  

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  • In differential geometry, Liouville's equation, named after Joseph Liouville, is the nonlinear partial differential equation satisfied by the conformal factor f of a metric f²(dx²+ dy² on a surface of constant Gaussian curvature K : Δ₀log⁡ f = − Kf², where ∆₀ is the flat Laplace operator. (Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liouville%27s_equation)

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