On the existence of constant scalar curvature Kähler metric: a new perspective

In this note, we introduce a new continuity path of fourth order nonlinear equations connecting the cscK equation to a second order elliptic equation, which is the critical point equation of the J-flow introduced by Donaldson (Asian J Math 3(1):1–16, 1999) and the author (Commun Anal Geom 12(4):837–852, 2004). This is a generalization of the classical Aubin continuity path for Kähler–Einstein metrics. The aim of this new path is to attack the existence problem of cscK metric. The “openness” along this continuity path is proved and a set of open problems associated with this new path is proposed.