Positively Curved Manifolds with Almost Maximal Symmetry Rank

The symmetry rank of a Riemannian manifold is the rank of the isometry group. We determine precisely which closed simply connected 5-manifolds admit positively curved metrics with (almost maximal) symmetry rank two. We also determine the precise Euler characteristic and the fundamental groups of all closed positively curved n-manifolds with almost maximal symmetry rank [(n–1)/2] (n 6, 7).     

Extremal Almost-Kähler Metrics and Seiberg–Witten Theory

We show that there exist compact non-Kähler almost-Kähler4-manifolds whose metrics minimize L ²-norm of(2/3) s + 2w among all metrics compatible with a fixeddecomposition H ²(M, = H ⁺ H ^–, where s is the scalar curvature and w is the lowest eigenvalue of self-dual Weyl curvature at each point. In particular, the moduli space of such metrics modulo diffeomorphisms is infinite dimensional. This example also shows that LeBrun's estimate of L ²-norm of (1 – )s + · 6won a compact oriented Riemannian4-manifold with a nontrivial Seiberg–Witten invariant cannot beextended over = 1/3.     

Smooth diameter and eigenvalue rigidity in positive Ricci curvature

A recent injectivity radius estimate and previous sphere theorems yield the following smooth diameter sphere theorem for manifolds of positive Ricci curvature: For any given and there exists a positive constant 0$">such that any -dimensional complete Riemannian manifold with Ricci curvature , sectional curvature and diameter is Lipschitz close and diffeomorphic to the standard unit -sphere. A similar statement holds when the diameter is replaced by the first eigenvalue of the Laplacian.

     

A global pinching theorem for surfaces with constant mean curvature in

Let be a compact immersed surface in the unit sphere with constant mean curvature . Denote by the linear map from into , , where is the linear map associated to the second fundamental form and is the identity map. Let denote the square of the length of . We prove that if , then is either totally umbilical or an -torus, where is a constant depending only on the mean curvature .

     

Convex-cocompactness of Kleinian groups and conformally flat manifolds with positive scalar curvature

We give a sufficient condition for a higher dimensional Kleinian group to be convex cocompact in terms of the critical exponent of . As a consequence, we see that the fundamental group of a compact conformally flat manifold with positive scalar curvature is hyperbolic in the sense of Gromov. We give some other applications to geometry and topology of conformally flat manifolds with positive scalar curvature.

     

Eigenvalue estimate on a compact Riemann manifold

LetM be a compact Riemann manifold with the Ricci curvature ≽ - R(R = const. > 0) . Denote by d the diameter ofM. Then the first eigenvalue λ₁ ofM satisfies . Moreover if , then      

Laguerre geometry of surfaces with plane lines of curvature

We study surfaces with plane lines of curvature in the framework of Laguerre geometry and provide explicit representation formulae for these surfaces in terms of a potential function. As an application, we explicitly integrate allL- minimal surfaces with plane curvature lines. Partially supported by MURST 40.     

Some Theorems for Hypersurface of Randers Spaces

In this paper, we consider the hypersurfaces of Randers space with constant flag curvature. (1) Let (Mⁿ⁺¹, F) be a Randers-Minkowski space. If (Mⁿ, F) is a hypersurface of (Mⁿ⁺¹, F) with constant flag curvature K=1, then we can prove that M is Riemannian. (2) Let (Mⁿ⁺¹, F) be a Randers space with constant flag curvature. Assume (M, F) is a compact hypersurface of (Mⁿ⁺¹, F) with constant mean curvature|H|. Then a pinching theorem is established, which generalizes the result of[Proc. Amer. Math. Soc., 120, 1223-1229 (1994)] from the Riemannian case to the Randers space.     

Can a Circulating Light Beam Produce a Time Machine

In a recent paper, Mallett found a solution of the Einstein equations in which closed timelike curves (CTC’s) are present in the empty space outside an infinitely long cylinder of light moving in circular paths around an axis. Here we show that, for physically realistic energy densities, the CTC’s occur at distances from the axis greater than the radius of the visible universe by an immense factor. We then show that Mallett’s solution has a curvature singularity on the axis, even in the case where the intensity of the light vanishes. Thus it is not the solution one would get by starting with Minkowski space and establishing a cylinder of light.