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Critical behavior in Ricci flow

Differential Geometry 2007-05-23 v1 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

Abstract

We use numerical techniques to study the formation of singularities in Ricci flow. Comparing the Ricci flows corresponding to a one parameter family of initial geometries on S^3 with varying amounts of S^2 neck pinching, we find critical behavior at the threshold of singularity formation.

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@article{arxiv.math/0306129,
  title  = {Critical behavior in Ricci flow},
  author = {David Garfinkle and James Isenberg},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0306129},
  year   = {2007}
}

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17 pages, 10 figures