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We show that scalar curvature lower bounds are preserved under certain weak convergence of smooth three manifolds to a smooth limit. More precisely, suppose that $M_k$ and $M$ are smooth, closed, Riemannian three manifolds. Assume that…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2026-05-06 Liam Mazurowski , Xuan Yao

In this paper, we consider the scalar curvature in the distributional sense of \cite{MR3366052} and the scalar curvature lower bound in the $\beta-$weak $(\beta\in(0, \frac{1}{2}))$ sense of \cite{MR4685089} on an asymptotically flat…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2024-05-17 Yuqiao Li

We study stability of non-compact gradient Kaehler-Ricci flow solitons with positive holomorphic bisectional curvature. Our main result is that any compactly supported perturbation and appropriately decaying perturbations of the Kaehler…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Albert Chau , Oliver C. Schnuerer

In this paper we prove that any $n$-dimensional ($n\ge 4$) complete Bach-flat gradient steady Ricci soliton with positive Ricci curvature is isometric to the Bryant soliton. We also show that a three-dimensional gradient steady Ricci…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2024-03-12 Huai-Dong Cao , Giovanni Catino , Qiang Chen , Carlo Mantegazza , Lorenzo Mazzieri

In this short note, using an argument by Munteanu and Wang, we provide an alternative proof of the fact first obtained by Lei Ni that shrinking gradient K\"ahler-Ricci solitons with positive bisectional curvature must be compact.

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2019-06-04 Guoqiang Wu , Shijin Zhang

In this short note we review some known results on the structure and regularity of spaces with lower Ricci curvature bounds. We present some known and new open questions about next steps.

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2020-10-27 Aaron Naber

We prove that Riemannian metrics with an absolute Ricci curvature bound and a conjugate radius bound can be smoothed to having a sectional curvature bound. Using this we derive a number of results about structures of manifolds with Ricci…

dg-ga · Mathematics 2008-02-03 Xianzhe Dai , Guofang Wei , Rugang Ye

By extending Koiso's examples to the non-compact case, we construct complete gradient Kahler-Ricci solitons of various types on certain holomorphic line bundles over compact Kahler-Einstein manifolds. Moreover, a uniformization result on…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2008-02-05 Bo Yang

We consider almost Riemann and almost Ricci solitons in a $D$-homothetically deformed Kenmotsu manifold having as potential vector field a gradient vector field, a solenoidal vector field or the Reeb vector field of the deformed structure,…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2025-08-04 Adara M. Blaga

In previous work, the authors studied the linear stability of algebraic Ricci solitons on simply connected solvable Lie groups (solvsolitons), which are stationary solutions of a certain normalization of Ricci flow. Many examples were shown…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2014-09-12 Michael Jablonski , Peter Petersen , Michael Bradford Williams

In this note we discuss estimates for the curvature of 4-dimensional gradient Ricci soliton singularity models by applying Perelman's point selection, a fundamental result of Cheeger and Naber, and topological lemmas.

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2021-03-30 Bennett Chow , Michael Freedman , Henry Shin , Yongjia Zhang

Let $(M^4, g, f)$ be a four-dimensional complete noncompact gradient shrinking Ricci soliton with the equation $Ric+\nabla^2f= \frac{1}{2}g$. If its scalar curvature is $1$, Cheng-Zhou \cite{Cheng-Zhou} proved that it is a finite quotient…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2026-04-30 Chen Wang , Guoqiang Wu

We give a new estimate on the lower bound for the first Dirichlet eigenvalue for a compact manifold with positive Ricci curvature in terms of the in-diameter and the lower bound of the Ricci curvature. The result improves the previous…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Jun Ling

We study the relationship between discrete analogues of Ricci and scalar curvature that are defined for point clouds and graphs. In the discrete setting, Ricci curvature is replaced by Ollivier-Ricci curvature. Scalar curvature can be…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2025-10-07 Abigail Hickok , Andrew J. Blumberg

We study both function theoretic and spectral properties of the weighted Laplacian $\Delta_f$ on complete smooth metric measure space $(M,g,e^{-f}dv)$ with its Bakry-\'{E}mery curvature $Ric_f$ bounded from below by a constant. In…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2011-12-14 Ovidiu Munteanu , Jiaping Wang

In this article, we study four-dimensional complete gradient shrinking Ricci solitons. We prove that a four-dimensional complete gradient shrinking Ricci soliton satisfying a pointwise condition involving either the self-dual or…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2024-03-12 Huai-Dong Cao , Ernani Ribeiro , Detang Zhou

In this work, we construct several sequences of metrics on sphere with different limiting behaviors. By combining with the work of Deruelle, we use it and the localized maximum principle to construct various examples of expanding gradient…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2025-03-18 Pak-Yeung Chan , Man-Chun Lee

It is shown that a locally homogeneous proper Ricci almost soliton is either of constant sectional curvature or a product $\mathbb{R}\times N(c)$, where $N(c)$ is a space of constant curvature.

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2015-01-22 E. Calviño-Louzao , M. Fernández-López , E. García-Río , R. Vázquez-Lorenzo

The aim of this paper is to study geometrical aspects of static spacetime admitting an almost gradient Ricci soliton. Among others, We first determine the conditions under which the base manifold of static spacetime possess an almost…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2025-10-21 Akhilesh Yadav , Tarun Saxena

This paper provides a study of algebraic Ricci solitons in the pseudo-Riemannian case. In the Riemannian case, all nontrivial homogeneous algebraic Ricci solitons are expanding algebraic Ricci solitons. In this paper, we obtain a steady…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2012-03-22 Kensuke Onda