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In this paper we review some results on the Riemannian and almost Hermitian geometry of twistor spaces of oriented Riemannian $4$-manifolds with emphasis on their curvature properties.

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2021-02-09 Johann Davidov , Oleg Mushkarov

This article surveys results for Riemannian manifolds of positive and non-negative sectional curvature with symmetries.

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2023-03-21 Catherine Searle

We introduce several new notions of (sectional) curvature bounds for Lorentzian pre-length spaces: On the one hand, we provide convexity/concavity conditions for the (modified) time separation function, and, on the other hand, we study…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2026-01-14 Tobias Beran , Michael Kunzinger , Felix Rott

Herein we present open problems and survey examples and theorems concerning sequences of Riemannian manifolds with uniform lower bounds on scalar curvature and their limit spaces. Examples of Gromov and of Ilmanen which naturally ought to…

Metric Geometry · Mathematics 2017-12-01 Christina Sormani

The paper introduces a number of new techniques to handle minimal hyersurface singularities. In particular, they allow to extend the obstruction theory for postive scalr curvature to any dimension.

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2007-05-23 U. Christ , J. Lohkamp

This note surveys some classical results and recent developments on the interplay between lower curvature bounds and the isoperimetric problem. It is based on mini-courses given at the European Doctorate School of Differential Geometry…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2025-09-24 Gioacchino Antonelli

We study Gauss curvature for random Riemannian metrics on a compact surface, lying in a fixed conformal class; our questions are motivated by comparison geometry. Next, analogous questions are considered for the scalar curvature in…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2011-01-04 Yaiza Canzani , Dmitry Jakobson , Igor Wigman

A classic problem with intriguing implications at the level of both applied differential geometry and theoretical physics is dealt with in this short work: Is there any criterion in order to decide whether a pseudo-Riemannian space can be…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2016-07-06 Georgios O. Papadopoulos

Although scalar curvature is the simplest curvature invariant, our understanding of scalar curvature has not matured to the same level as Ricci or sectional curvature. Despite this fact, many rigidity phenomenon have been established which…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2024-04-04 Brian Allen

We produce new examples of Riemannian manifolds with scalar curvature lower bounds and collapsing behavior along codimension 2 submanifolds. Applications of this construction are given, primarily on questions concerning the stability of…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2025-01-17 Demetre Kazaras , Kai Xu

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

By making use of the classification of real simple Lie algebra, we get the maximum of the squared length of restricted roots case by case, thus we get the upper bounds of sectional curvature for irreducible Riemannian symmetric spaces of…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Xusheng Liu

An algebraic formulation of Riemannian geometry on quantum spaces is presented, where Riemannian metric, distance, Laplacian, connection, and curvature have their counterparts. This description is also extended to complex manifolds.…

q-alg · Mathematics 2009-10-28 Pei-Ming Ho

This paper investigates conformal deformations of the scalar curvature and mean curvature on complete Riemannian manifolds with boundary. We establish sufficient conditions for the existence of conformal deformations to complete metrics…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2025-01-22 Tiarlos Cruz , Almir Silva Santos

This paper explains unexpected links between the 3 topics in the title and frames them in a large canvas.

History and Overview · Mathematics 2017-09-07 Michael Atiyah

In this paper, we consider the problem of prescribing the scalar curvature under minimal boundary conditions on the standard four dimensional half sphere. We provide an Euler-Hopf type criterion for a given function to be a scalar curvature…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2016-09-07 M. Ben Ayed , K. El Mehdi , M. Ould Ahmedou

To any metric spaces there is an associated metric profile. The rectifiability of the metric profile gives a good notion of curvature of a sub-Riemannian space. We shall say that a curvature class is the rectifiability class of the metric…

Metric Geometry · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Marius Buliga

Recent advances in the theory of metric measures spaces on the one hand, and of sub-Riemannian ones on the other hand, suggest the possibility of a "great unification" of Riemannian and sub-Riemannian geometries in a comprehensive framework…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2026-03-09 Davide Barilari , Andrea Mondino , Luca Rizzi

This paper is devoted to the prescribed scalar curvature under minimal boundary mean curvature on the standard four dimensional half sphere. Using topological methods from the theory of critical points at infinity, we prove some existence…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Hichem Chtioui , Khalil El Mehdi

This article provides an overview of various notions of shape spaces, including the space of parametrized and unparametrized curves, the space of immersions, the diffeomorphism group and the space of Riemannian metrics. We discuss the…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2014-10-07 Martin Bauer , Martins Bruveris , Peter W. Michor