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Non-negative curvature and torus actions

Differential Geometry 2020-11-26 v4

Abstract

Let M0n\mathcal{M}_{0}^n be the class of closed, simply-connected, non-negatively curved Riemannian manifolds admitting an isometric, effective, isotropy-maximal torus action. We prove that if MM0nM\in \mathcal{M}_{0}^n, then MM 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 MM0nM\in \mathcal{M}_{0}^n. 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.

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@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

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