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The paper establishes a series of gradient estimates for positive solutions to the heat equation on a manifold $M$ evolving under the Ricci flow, coupled with the harmonic map flow between $M$ and a second manifold $N$. We prove Li-Yau type…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2016-08-10 Mihai Băileşteanu

We prove an Alexandrov type theorem for a quotient space of $\mathbb H^2\times \mathbb R$. More precisely we classify the compact embedded surfaces with constant mean curvature in the quotient of $\mathbb H^2\times \mathbb R$ by a subgroup…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2016-01-20 Ana Menezes

In this paper, we consider a class of important nonlinear elliptic equations $$\Delta u + a(x)u\log u + b(x)u = 0$$ on a collapsed complete Riemannian manifold and its parabolic counterpart under integral curvature conditions, where $a(x)$…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2024-12-24 Jie Wang , Youde Wang

The paper considers a manifold $M$ evolving under the Ricci flow and establishes a series of gradient estimates for positive solutions of the heat equation on $M$. Among other results, we prove Li-Yau-type inequalities in this context. We…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2010-06-04 Mihai Bailesteanu , Xiaodong Cao , Artem Pulemotov

In the present paper, we consider several valid notions of orientability of Alexandov spaces and prove that all such conditions are equivalent. Further, we give topological and geometric applications of the orientability. In particular, a…

Metric Geometry · Mathematics 2016-10-27 Ayato Mitsuishi

We prove an optimal Alexandrov-Bakelman-Pucci type estimate for plurisubharmonic functions without assuming their continuity. This generalizes a result of Y. Wang. As a corollary we generalize an estimate from \cite{DD18}. We also address a…

Complex Variables · Mathematics 2019-01-30 Sławomir Dinew , Żywomir Dinew

In this manuscript, we study bounded positive solutions to the Finslerian Allen-Cahn equation. The Allen-Cahn equation is widely applied and connected to many mathematical branches. We find the Finslerian Allen-Cahn equation is also an…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2024-08-13 Bin Shen

Let $\om $ be a bounded domain in an $n$-dimensional Euclidean space $\Bbb R^n$. We study eigenvalues of an eigenvalue problem of a system of elliptic equations: $$ \{\aligned &\Delta {\mathbf u}+ \alpha{\rm grad}(\text{div}{\mathbf…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2010-09-09 Daguang Chen , Qing-Ming Cheng , Qiaoling Wang , Changyu Xia

We proved a matrix Li-Yau-Hamilton type gradient estimates for the positive solutin of the heat equation on complete Kaehler manifolds with nonnegative bisectional curvature. As a consequence we obtain a comparison theorem for the distance…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Huai-dong Cao , Lei Ni

In this paper we consider Yamabe type problem for higher order curvatures on manifolds with totally geodesic boundaries. We prove local gradient and second derivative estimates for solutions to the fully nonlinear elliptic equations…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2011-12-14 Yan He , Weimin Sheng

In this article we present new gradient estimates for positive solutions to a class of nonlinear elliptic equations involving the f-Laplacian on a smooth metric measure space. The gradient estimates of interest are of Souplet-Zhang and…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2023-06-16 Ali Taheri , Vahideh Vahidifar

We study the Minkowski formula of conformal Killing-Yano two-forms in a spacetime of constant curvature. We establish the spacetime Alexandrov theorem with a free boundary.

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2021-01-25 Xiaoxiang Chai

We derive a sharp, localized version of elliptic type gradient estimates for positive solutions (bounded or not) to the heat equation. These estimates are akin to the Cheng-Yau estimate for the Laplace equation and Hamilton's estimate for…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Philippe Souplet , Qi S. Zhang

The Aronson-B\'enilan gradient estimate for the porous medium equation has been studied as a counterpart to the Li-Yau gradient estimate for the heat equation. In this paper, we give the Aronson-B\'{e}nilan gradient estimates for the porous…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2023-01-19 Yasuaki Fujitani

With the goal of solving optimisation problems on non-Riemannian manifolds, such as geometrical surfaces with sharp edges, we develop and prove the convergence of a forward-backward method in Alexandrov spaces with curvature bounded both…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-04-03 Heikki von Koch , Tuomo Valkonen

In this paper, we study $(p,V)$-harmonic functions on complete Riemannian manifolds using the Moser iteration method. A volume comparison theorem and a Sobolev embedding theorem are established under the Bakry-$\acute{E}$mery curvature…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2025-11-21 Yuxin Dong , Hezi Lin , Weihao Zheng

In this paper, we establish Li-Yau-type and Hamilton-type estimates for positive solutions to the heat equation associated with the generalized Ricci flow, under a less stringent curvature condition. Compared with [25] and [35], these…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2025-06-06 Juanling Lu , Yu Zheng

In this paper, we discuss the basic properties of Alexandroff spaces. Several examples of Alexandroff spaces are given. We show how to construct new Alexandroff spaces from given ones. Finally, two invariants for compact Alexandroff spaces…

General Topology · Mathematics 2007-08-17 Timothy Speer

This article is devoted to the study of several estimations for a positive solution to a nonlinear weighted parabolic equation on a weighted Riemannian manifold. We therefore derive new Li-Yau type and Hamilton type gradient estimates…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2023-03-27 Shyamal Kumar Hui , Abimbola Abolarinwa , Sujit Bhattacharyya

We generalize Hamilton's matrix Li-Yau-type Harnack estimate for the Ricci flow by considering the space of all LYH (Li-Yau-Hamilton) quadratics that arise as curvature tensors of space-time connections satisfying the Ricci flow with…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Bennett Chow , Dan Knopf