Classification of gradient steady Ricci solitons with linear curvature decay

In this paper,we study steady Ricci solitons with a linear decay of sectional curvature.In particular,we give a complete classification of 3-dimensional steady Ricci solitons and 4-dimensional K-noncollapsed steady Ricci solitons with non-negative sectional curvature under the linear curvature decay.     

Topology of steady and expanding gradient Ricci solitons via f-harmonic maps

In this paper we give some results on the topology of manifolds with ∞-Bakry–Émery Ricci tensor bounded below, and in particular of steady and expanding gradient Ricci solitons. To this aim we clarify and further develop the theory of f-harmonic maps from non-compact manifolds into non-positively curved manifolds. Notably, we prove existence and vanishing results which generalize to the weighted setting part of Schoen and Yau?s theory of harmonic maps.     

On a sharp volume estimate for gradient Ricci solitons with scalar curvature bounded below

In this note, we obtain a sharp volume estimate for complete gradient Ricci solitons with scalar curvature bounded below by a positive constant. Using Chen-Yokota’s argument we obtain a local lower bound estimate of the scalar curvature for the Ricci flow on complete manifolds. Consequently, one has a sharp estimate of the scalar curvature for expanding Ricci solitons; we also provide a direct (elliptic) proof of this sharp estimate. Moreover, if the scalar curvature attains its minimum value at some point, then the manifold is Einstein.     

Maximum principles and gradient Ricci solitons

It is shown that the Omori-Yau maximum principle holds true on complete gradient shrinking Ricci solitons both for the Laplacian and the f-Laplacian. As an application, curvature estimates and rigidity results for shrinking Ricci solitons are obtained. Furthermore, applications of maximum principles are also given in the steady and expanding situations.     

Eigenfunctions of the weighted Laplacian and a vanishing theorem on gradient steady Ricci soliton

The aim of this note has two folds. First, we show a gradient estimate of the higher eigenfunctions of the weighted Laplacian on smooth metric measure spaces. In the second part, we consider a gradient steady Ricci soliton and prove that there exists a positive constant c(n)$c(n)$ depending only on the dimension n   of the soliton such that there is no nontrivial harmonic 1-form (hence harmonic function) which is in L^p$L^p$ on such a soliton for any 2<p<c(n)$2<p<c(n)$.     

A universal bound on the gradient of logarithm of the heat kernel for manifolds with bounded Ricci curvature

We derive a gradient estimate for the logarithm of the heat kernel on a Riemannian manifold with Ricci curvature bounded from below. The bound is universal in the sense that it depends only on the lower bound of Ricci curvature, dimension and diameter of the manifold. Imposing a more restrictive non-collapsing condition allows one to sharpen this estimate for the values of time parameter close to zero.     

Ricci flow on a 3-manifold with positive scalar curvature

In this paper we consider Hamilton's Ricci flow on a 3-manifold with a metric of positive scalar curvature. We establish several a priori estimates for the Ricci flow which we believe are important in understanding possible singularities of the Ricci flow. For Ricci flow with initial metric of positive scalar curvature, we obtain a sharp estimate on the norm of the Ricci curvature in terms of the scalar curvature (which is not trivial even if the initial metric has non-negative Ricci curvature, a fact which is essential in Hamilton's estimates [R.S. Hamilton, Three-manifolds with positive Ricci curvature, J. Differential Geom. 17 (1982) 255-306]), some L²-estimates for the gradients of the Ricci curvature, and finally the Harnack type estimates for the Ricci curvature. These results are established through careful (and rather complicated and lengthy) computations, integration by parts and the maximum principles for parabolic equations.     

Bach-flat gradient steady Ricci solitons

In this paper we prove that any n-dimensional (n ≥ 4) complete Bach-flat gradient steady Ricci soliton with positive Ricci curvature is isometric to the Bryant soliton. We also show that a three-dimensional gradient steady Ricci soliton with divergence-free Bach tensor is either flat or isometric to the Bryant soliton. In particular, these results improve the corresponding classification theorems for complete locally conformally flat gradient steady Ricci solitons in Cao and Chen (Trans Am Math Soc 364:2377–2391, 2012) and Catino and Mantegazza (Ann Inst Fourier 61(4):1407–1435, 2011).     

On the first eigenvalue of Finsler manifolds with nonnegative weighted Ricci curvature

We prove that for a compact Finsler manifold M with nonnegative weighted Ricci curvature,if its first closed(resp.Neumann)eigenvalue of Finsler-Laplacian attains the sharp lower bound,then M is isometric to a circle(resp.a segment).Moreover,a lower bound of the first eigenvalue of Finsler-Laplacian with Dirichlet boundary condition is also estimated.These generalize the corresponding results in recent literature.     

On the four-dimensional T<Superscript>2</Superscript>-manifolds of positive Ricci curvature

We prove that there is a T ²-invariant Riemannian metric of positive Ricci curvature on every four-dimensional simply connected T ²-manifold.     

A gradient estimate for all positive solutions of the conjugate heat equation under Ricci flow

We establish a point-wise gradient estimate for all positive solutions of the conjugate heat equation. This contrasts to Perelman's point-wise gradient estimate which works mainly for the fundamental solution rather than all solutions. Like Perelman's estimate, the most general form of our gradient estimate does not require any curvature assumption. Moreover, assuming only lower bound on the Ricci curvature, we also prove a localized gradient estimate similar to the Li-Yau estimate for the linear Schrödinger heat equation. The main difference with the linear case is that no assumptions on the derivatives of the potential (scalar curvature) are needed. A classical Harnack inequality follows.     

New connected sums with positive Ricci curvature

We construct a new infinite family of Ricci positive manifolds, generalising a well-known result of Sha and Yang.      

Remarks on noncompact steady gradient Ricci solitons

Assume Mⁿ{mathcal{M}^n} is a complete noncompact steady gradient Ricci soliton with positive Ricci curvature. First, by deriving a useful formula we characterize the condition of the scalar curvature and the potential function having a same level surface. Then, we assume the dimension n = 3 and characterize the rotational symmetry geometrically. Finally, for all dimensions n ≥ 3, we prove a dimension reduction result at spatial infinity under additional assumptions that Mⁿ{mathcal M^n} is a κ-solution and the scalar curvature is O(frac1r),{Oleft(frac{1}{r}right),} where r is the distance function.     

Volume entropy based on integral Ricci curvature and volume ratio

For a compact Riemannian manifold M, we obtain an explicit upper bound of the volume entropy with an integral of Ricci curvature on M and a volume ratio between two balls in the universal covering space.     

Greatest lower bounds on Ricci curvature for toric Fano manifolds

In this short note, based on the work of Wang and Zhu (2004) [8], we determine the greatest lower bounds on Ricci curvature for all toric Fano manifolds.     

On noncompact quasi Yamabe gradient solitons

We study τ-quasi Yamabe gradient solitons on complete noncompact Riemannian manifolds. We prove several scalar curvature estimates under some conditions and get a non-local collapsing result based on the gradient estimate of the potential function. We also derive a decay theorem and a finite topological type result.     

Submanifolds of positive Ricci curvature in a Euclidean space

In this paper we study the role of constant vector fields on a Euclidean space R ^n+p in shaping the geometry of its compact submanifolds. For an n-dimensional compact submanifold M of the Euclidean space R ^n+p with mean curvature vector field H and a constant vector field on R ^n+p , the smooth function is used to obtain a characterization of sphere among compact submanifolds of positive Ricci curvature (cf. main Theorem).      

Evolution equation of the Gauss curvature under hypersurface flows and its applications

In this paper, we derive evolution equation of the integral of the Gauss curvature on an evolving hypersurface. As an application, we obtain a monotone quantity on the level surface of the potential function on a 3-dimensional steady gradient Ricci soliton with positive sectional curvature, and prove that such a soliton is rotationally symmetric outside of a compact set under a curvature decaying assumption. Along the way we will also apply our evolution equation to some other cases.