On gradient Ricci solitons with Symmetry
Differential Geometry
2008-09-24 v2
Abstract
We study gradient Ricci solitons with maximal symmetry. First we show that there are no non-trivial homogeneous gradient Ricci solitons. Thus the most symmetry one can expect is an isometric cohomogeneity one group action. Many examples of cohomogeneity one gradient solitons have been constructed. However, we apply the main result in our paper "Rigidity of gradient Ricci solitons" to show that there are no noncompact cohomogeneity one shrinking gradient solitons with nonnegative curvature.
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Cite
@article{arxiv.0710.3595,
title = {On gradient Ricci solitons with Symmetry},
author = {Peter Petersen and William Wylie},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0710.3595},
year = {2008}
}
Comments
7 pages, final version, to appear in Proc. of AMS