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The total second variation of Perelman's $\mathcal{W}$-functional

Differential Geometry 2012-01-05 v1 Complex Variables

Abstract

We show a very simple and general total second variation formula for Perelman's W\mathcal{W}-functional at arbitrary points in the space of Riemannian metrics. Moreover we perform a study of the properties of the variations of K\"ahler structures. We deduce a quite simple and general total second variation formula for Perelman's W\mathcal{W}-functional with respect to such variations. In this case the main therm in the formula depends strongly on the variation of the complex structure. We discover also convexity of Perelman's W\mathcal{W}-functional along particular variations over points with non-negative Bakry-Emery-Ricci tensor.

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@article{arxiv.1201.0969,
  title  = {The total second variation of Perelman's $\mathcal{W}$-functional},
  author = {Nefton Pali},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1201.0969},
  year   = {2012}
}

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37 pages

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