English

Super Ricci flow for disjoint unions

Differential Geometry 2018-07-24 v1 Metric Geometry

Abstract

In this paper we consider compact, Riemannian manifolds M1,M2M_1, M_2 each equipped with a one-parameter family of metrics g1(t),g2(t)g_1(t), g_2(t) satisfying the Ricci flow equation. Motivated by a characterization of the super Ricci flow developed by McCann-Topping, we introduce the notion of a super Ricci flow for a family of distance metrics defined on the disjoint union \MM\MM. In particular, we show such a super Ricci flow property holds provided the distance function between points in M1M_1 and M2M_2 evolves by the heat equation. We also discuss possible applications and examples.

Keywords

Cite

@article{arxiv.1211.2792,
  title  = {Super Ricci flow for disjoint unions},
  author = {Sajjad Lakzian and Michael Munn},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1211.2792},
  year   = {2018}
}

Comments

15 pages