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We prove the existence of a one-parameter family of pairwise non-isometric, complete, positively curved, steady generalized Ricci solitons of gradient type on $\mathbb{R}^3$ that are invariant under the natural cohomogeneity one action of…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2025-07-08 Fabio Podestà , Alberto Raffero

We study the geometry at infinity of expanding gradient Ricci solitons of dimension greater than two with finite asymptotic curvature ratio without curvature sign assumptions. We mainly prove that they have a cone structure at infinity.

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2011-08-09 Chih-Wei Chen , Alix Deruelle

In this paper, we study the geometry and topology of complete gradient shrinking Sasaki-Ricci solitons. We first prove that they must be connected at infinity. This is a Sasaki analogue of gradient shrinking K\"ahler-Ricci solitons.…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2026-04-16 Shu-Cheng Chang , Yingbo Han , Chin-Tung Wu

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

In this paper, we extend the work of Cao-Chen [9] on Bach-flat gradient Ricci solitons to classify $n$-dimensional ($n\ge 5$) complete $D$-flat gradient steady Ricci solitons. More precisely, we prove that any $n$-dimensional complete…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2024-03-12 Huai-Dong Cao , Jiangtao Yu

We introduce certain spherically symmetric singular Ricci solitons and study their stability under the Ricci flow from a dynamical PDE point of view. The solitons in question exist for all dimensions $n+1\ge 3$, and all have a point…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2013-04-25 Spyros Alexakis , Dezhong Chen , Grigorios Fournodavlos

We use the theory of isoparametric functions to investigate gradient Ricci solitons with constant scalar curvature. We show rigidity of gradient Ricci solitons with constant scalar curvature under some conditions on the Ricci tensor, which…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2014-09-12 Manuel Fernandez-Lopez , Eduardo Garcia-Rio

Suppose $(M^n, g, f)$ is a complete shrinking gradient Ricci soliton. We give several rigidity results under some natural conditions, generalizing the results in \cite{Petersen-Wylie,Guan-Lu-Xu}. Using maximum principle, we prove that…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2024-11-12 Jianyu Ou , Yuanyuan Qu , Guoqiang Wu

This is a sequel to our paper [24], in which we investigated the geometry of 4-dimensional gradient shrinking Ricci solitons with half positive (nonnegative) isotropic curvature. In this paper, we mainly focus on 4-dimensional gradient…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2025-03-25 Huai-Dong Cao , Junming Xie

We describe the structure of the Ricci tensor on a locally homogeneous Lorentzian gradient Ricci soliton. In the non-steady case, we show the soliton is rigid in dimensions three and four. In the steady case, we give a complete…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2016-05-11 M. Brozos-Vázquez , E. García-Río , P. Gilkey , S. Gavino-Fernández

We investigate four-dimensional gradient shrinking Ricci solitons with positive modified sectional curvature. Our first main result shows that if the norm of the self-dual Weyl tensor and the scalar curvature satisfy a certain sharp…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2025-09-29 Xiaodong Cao , Ernani Ribeiro , Hosea Wondo

We show that a rescale limit at any degenerate singularity of Ricci flow in dimension 3 is a steady gradient soliton. In particular, we give a geometric description of type I and type II singularities.

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2007-09-06 Yu Ding

If g(t) is a three-dimensional Ricci flow solution, with sectional curvatures that decay like the inverse of t and diameter that increases at most like the square root of t, then the pullback Ricci flow solution on the universal cover…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2010-04-08 John Lott

We prove that the four-dimensional blowdown shrinking Ricci soliton constructed by Feldman-Ilmanen-Knopf is strictly linearly stable in the sense of Cao-Hamilton-Ilmanen. This provides the first known example of a non-cylindrical linearly…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2025-11-25 Keaton Naff , Tristan Ozuch

Our main aim in this paper is to investigate the rigidity of complete noncompact gradient steady Ricci solitons with harmonic Weyl tensor. More precisely, we prove that an $n$-dimensional ($n\geq 5$) complete noncompact gradient steady…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2023-05-18 Fengjiang Li

In this announcement, we exhibit the second variation of Perelman's $\lambda$ and $\nu$ functionals for the Ricci flow, and investigate the linear stability of examples. We also define the "central density" of a shrinking Ricci soliton and…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Huai-Dong Cao , Richard S. Hamilton , Tom Ilmanen

In this paper, we derive curvature estimates for 4-dimensional complete gradient expanding Ricci solitons with nonnegative Ricci curvature (outside a compact set $K$). More precisely, we prove that the norm of the curvature tensor $Rm$ and…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2024-03-12 Huai-Dong Cao , Tianbo Liu

In this paper we study 4d gradient steady Ricci solitons, which are weak $\kappa$-solutions, and admit O(3)-symmetry. Under a weak curvature decay condition, we find precise geometric asymptotics of such solitons, which are similar to those…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2023-11-17 Zilu Ma , Hamidreza Mahmoudian , Natasa Sesum

We prove that there exists a gradient expanding Ricci soliton asymptotic to any given cone over the product of a round sphere and a Ricci flat manifold. In particular we obtain asymptotically conical expanding Ricci solitons with positive…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2024-10-04 Jan Nienhaus , Matthias Wink

In this very short note we prove a lower bound for the scalar curvature of certain steady gradient Ricci solitons.

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2011-02-23 Bennett Chow , Peng Lu , Bo Yang