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Rotational symmetry of ancient solutions to the Ricci flow in higher dimensions

Differential Geometry 2023-05-10 v2

Abstract

We extend the second part of \cite{Bre20} on the uniqueness of ancient κ\kappa-solutions to higher dimensions. In dimensions n4n \geq 4, an ancient κ\kappa-solution is a nonflat, complete, ancient solution of the Ricci flow that is uniformly PIC and weakly PIC2; has bounded curvature; and is κ\kappa-noncollapsed. We show that the only noncompact ancient κ\kappa-solutions up to isometry are a family of shrinking cylinders, a quotient thereof, or the Bryant soliton.

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@article{arxiv.2005.05830,
  title  = {Rotational symmetry of ancient solutions to the Ricci flow in higher dimensions},
  author = {Simon Brendle and Keaton Naff},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2005.05830},
  year   = {2023}
}

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final version, to appear G&T