In this paper, we study Mabuchi metrics on Fano manifolds. We prove that Mabuchi
metrics exist if and only if the modified Ding functional is proper modulo the
automorphism group. As an application, we establish a criterion for the existence of
Mabuchi metrics on Fano group compactifications.
Keywords
Mabuchi metrics, Ding functional, Fano manifolds, Lie group