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Neumann Li-Yau gradient estimate under integral Ricci curvature bounds

Differential Geometry 2018-04-13 v2

Abstract

We prove a Li-Yau gradient estimate for positive solutions to the heat equation, with Neumann boundary conditions, on a compact Riemannian submanifold with boundary MnNn{\bf M}^n\subseteq {\bf N}^n, satisfying the integral Ricci curvature assumption: \begin{equation} D^2 \sup_{x\in {\bf N}} \left( \oint_{B(x,D)} |Ric^-|^p dy \right)^{\frac{1}{p}} < K \end{equation} for K(n,p)K(n,p) small enough, p>n/2p>n/2, where diam(M)Ddiam({\bf M})\leq D. The boundary of M{\bf M} is not necessarily convex, but it needs to satisfy the interior rolling RR-ball condition.

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@article{arxiv.1710.08649,
  title  = {Neumann Li-Yau gradient estimate under integral Ricci curvature bounds},
  author = {Xavier Ramos Olivé},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1710.08649},
  year   = {2018}
}