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 -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 -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 -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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