Evolution of the Curvature

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Andrews, Ben
Hopper, Christopher

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The Ricci flow is introduced in this chapter as a geometric heat-type equation for the metric. In Sect. 4.4 we derive evolution equations for the curvature, and its various contractions, whenever the metric evolves by Ricci flow. These equations, particularly that of Theorem 4.14, are pivotal to our analysis throughout the coming chapters. In Sect. 4.5.3 we discuss a historical re- sult concerning the convergence theory for the Ricci flow in n-dimensions. This will motivational much of the Böhm and Wilking analysis discussed in Chap. 11.

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The Ricci Flow in Riemannian Geometry: A Complete Proof of the Differentiable 1/4-Pinching Sphere Theorem

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