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Ricci curvature integrals, local functionals, and the Ricci flow

Differential Geometry 2021-09-07 v1

Abstract

Consider a Riemannian manifold (Mm,g)(M^{m}, g) whose volume is the same as the standard sphere (Sm,ground)(S^{m}, g_{round}). If p>m2p>\frac{m}{2} and M{Rc(m1)g}pdv\int_{M} \left\{ Rc-(m-1)g\right\}_{-}^{p} dv is sufficiently small, we show that the normalized Ricci flow initiated from (Mm,g)(M^{m}, g) will exist immortally and converge to the standard sphere. The choice of pp is optimal.

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@article{arxiv.2109.02449,
  title  = {Ricci curvature integrals, local functionals, and the Ricci flow},
  author = {Yuanqing Ma and Bing Wang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2109.02449},
  year   = {2021}
}
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