Non-negative curvature and torus actions
Differential Geometry
2020-11-26 v4
Abstract
Let be the class of closed, simply-connected, non-negatively curved Riemannian manifolds admitting an isometric, effective, isotropy-maximal torus action. We prove that if , then is equivariantly diffeomorphic to the free linear quotient by a torus of a product of spheres of dimensions greater than or equal to three. As an immediate consequence, we prove the Maximal Symmetry Rank Conjecture for all . Finally, we show the Maximal Symmetry Rank Conjecture for simply-connected, non-negatively curved manifolds holds for dimensions less than or equal to nine without assuming the torus action is almost isotropy-maximal or isotropy-maximal.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1506.08685,
title = {Non-negative curvature and torus actions},
author = {Christine Escher and Catherine Searle},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1506.08685},
year = {2020}
}
Comments
Improved exposition, statements of Theorems 3.2 and 3.7 modified slightly