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Positive intermediate curvatures and Ricci flow

Differential Geometry 2025-04-15 v2

Abstract

We show that, for any n2n\geq 2, there exists a homogeneous space of dimension d=8n4d=8n-4 with metrics of Ricd25>0\mathrm{Ric}_{\frac{d}{2}-5}>0 if n3n\neq 3 and Ric6>0\mathrm{Ric}_6>0 if n=3n=3 which evolve under the Ricci flow to metrics whose Ricci tensor is not (d4)(d-4)-positive. Consequently, Ricci flow does not preserve a range of curvature conditions that interpolate between positive sectional and positive scalar curvature. This extends a theorem of B\"ohm and Wilking in the case of n=2n=2.

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@article{arxiv.2303.08641,
  title  = {Positive intermediate curvatures and Ricci flow},
  author = {David González-Álvaro and Masoumeh Zarei},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2303.08641},
  year   = {2025}
}

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