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A gap theorem of four-dimensional gradient shrinking solitons

Differential Geometry 2016-08-30 v2

Abstract

In this paper, we will prove a gap theorem for four-dimensional gradient shrinking soliton. More precisely, we will show that any complete four-dimensional gradient shrinking soliton with nonnegative and bounded Ricci curvature, satisfying a pinched Weyl curvature, either is flat, or λ1+λ2c0R>0\lambda_1 + \lambda_2\ge c_0 R>0 everywhere for some c00.29167c_0\approx 0.29167, where {λi}\{\lambda_i\} are the two least eigenvalues of Ricci curvature. Furthermore, we will show that λ1+λ213R>0\lambda_1 + \lambda_2\ge \frac 13R>0 under a better pinched Weyl tensor assumption. We point out that the lower bound 13R\frac 13R is sharp.

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@article{arxiv.1606.01154,
  title  = {A gap theorem of four-dimensional gradient shrinking solitons},
  author = {Zhuhong Zhang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1606.01154},
  year   = {2016}
}

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