English

Eigenvalues and energy functionals with monotonicity formulae under Ricci flow

Differential Geometry 2007-05-23 v2 Analysis of PDEs

Abstract

In this note, we construct families of functionals of the type of F\mathcal{F}-functional and W\mathcal{W}-functional of Perelman. We prove that these new functionals are nondecreasing under the Ricci flow. As applications, we give a proof of the theorem that compact steady Ricci breathers must be Ricci-flat. Using these new functionals, we also give a new proof of Perelman's no non-trivial expanding breather theorem. Furthermore, we prove that compact expanding Ricci breathers must be Einstein by a direct method. In this note, we also extend X. Cao's methods of eigenvalues\cite{C} and improve their results.

Cite

@article{arxiv.math/0701548,
  title  = {Eigenvalues and energy functionals with monotonicity formulae under Ricci flow},
  author = {Junfang Li},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0701548},
  year   = {2007}
}

Comments

19 pages, one reference added, to appear in Mathematische Annalen