On Bach-flat gradient shrinking Ricci solitons
Differential Geometry
2024-03-12 v4 Mathematical Physics
math.MP
Abstract
In this paper, we classify n-dimensional (n>3) complete Bach-flat gradient shrinking Ricci solitons. More precisely, we prove that any 4-dimensional Bach-flat gradient shrinking Ricci soliton is either Einstein, or locally conformally flat hence a finite quotient of the Gaussian shrinking soliton or the round cylinder . More generally, for n>4, a Bach-flat gradient shrinking Ricci soliton is either Einstein, or a finite quotient of the Gaussian shrinking soliton or the product , where is Einstein.
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Cite
@article{arxiv.1105.3163,
title = {On Bach-flat gradient shrinking Ricci solitons},
author = {Huai-Dong Cao and Qiang Chen},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1105.3163},
year = {2024}
}
Comments
Revised version, to appear in Duke Math Journal