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An integral formula for affine connections

Differential Geometry 2017-05-30 v2

Abstract

In this article, we introduce a 22-parameter family of affine connections and derive the Ricci curvature. We first establish an integral Bochner technique. On one hand, this technique yields a new proof to our recent work in \cite{LX} for substatic manifolds. On the other hand, this technique leads to various geometric inequalities and eigenvalue estimates under a much more general Ricci curvature conditions. The new Ricci curvature condition interpolates between static Ricci tensor and 11-Bakry-Emery Ricci, and also includes the conformal Ricci as an intermediate case.

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@article{arxiv.1609.01008,
  title  = {An integral formula for affine connections},
  author = {Junfang Li and Chao Xia},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1609.01008},
  year   = {2017}
}

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Final version, to appear in J. Geom. Anal

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