Study on stability of ALE Ricci-flat metrics using a modified Perelman's λ-functional.
problem Stability and instability of ALE Ricci-flat metrics.
method Use of a modified Perelman's λ-functional and Lojasiewicz inequality.
result Demonstrates dynamical instability of ALE Ricci-flat metrics.
New functional proves mass positivity for ALE metrics.
problem Proving mass positivity for ALE metrics with Ricci-flat deformations.
method Introduced a new functional λALE and proved its monotonicity and Lojasiewicz-Simon inequality. result Established that small perturbations of Ricci-flat ALE metrics with nonnegative scalar curvature have nonnegative mass.
Let N_0 = C^2/H be an isolated quotient singularity with H in U (2) a finite subgroup. We show that for any Q-Gorenstein smoothings of N_0 a nearby fiber admits ALE Ricci-flat Kahler metrics in any Kahler class. Moreover, we generalize Kronheimer's results on hyperkahler 4-manifolds, by giving an explicit classificatio…
The paper classifies 4D Ricci-flat ALE manifolds and their properties.
problem Characterizing 4D Ricci-flat ALE manifolds and their properties.
method Analyzing the correspondence between ALE gravitational instantons and Kähler orbifolds, and proving properties of these structures.
result There is a one-to-one correspondence between Hermitian non-Kähler ALE gravitational instantons and Bach-flat Kähler orbifolds in 2D.
The study computes indicial roots and metric convergence orders for Ricci-flat conifolds.
problem Understanding the convergence behavior of Ricci-flat conifolds.
method Analyzing the Lichnerowicz Laplacian and tensor fields on cones, computing indicial roots and metric convergence orders.
result Lower bounds for metric convergence orders on Ricci-flat conifolds.
We prove that if an ALE Ricci-flat manifold (M,g) is linearly stable and integrable, it is dynamically stable under Ricci flow, i.e. any Ricci flow starting close to g exists for all time and converges modulo diffeomorphism to an ALE Ricci-flat metric close to g. By adapting Tian's approach in the closed case, we s…
Proves unique ALE instanton with toric Hermitian structure.
problem Classify Ricci flat ALE instantons with toric Hermitian non-Kähler structure.
method Direct global analysis of Tod form in Weyl-Papapetrou coordinates, avoiding toric Kähler geometry.
result Eguchi-Hanson instanton is the only smooth, Ricci flat, ALE instanton with toric Hermitian non-Kähler structure.
We show that the explicit ALE Ricci-flat Kahler metrics constructed by Eguchi-Hanson, Gibbons-Hawking, Hitchin and Kronheimer, and their free quotients are metrics obtained by Tian-Yau techniques. The proof relies on a construction of good compactifications of Q-Gorenstein deformations of quotient surface singularities…
We prove that a crepant resolution of a Ricci-flat Kähler cone X admits a complete Ricci-flat Kähler metric asymptotic to the cone metric in every Kähler class in H^2_c(Y,R). This result contains as a subcase the existence of ALE Ricci-flat Kähler metrics on crepant resolutions of X=C^n /G, where G is a finite subgroup…
We propose two conjectures about Ricci-flat metrics: Conjecture 1: A Ricci-flat projectively induced metric is flat. Conjecture 2: A Ricci-flat metric on an n-dimensional complex manifold such that the an+1 coefficient of the TYZ expansion vanishes is flat. We verify Conjecture 1 (see Theorem 1.1) under the assu…
Using methods of A. Grigor'yan and L. Saloff-Coste we prove that on a manifold with a conical end the heat kernel has a Gaussian bound. This result is applied to asymptotically conical Kähler manifolds. It is a result of the author and R. Goto that a crepant resolution of a Ricci-flat Kähler cone admits a Ricci-flat Kä…
The study calculates harmonic functions and 1-forms on specific 4D spaces.
problem Computing harmonic functions and 1-forms on ALE Ricci-flat 4-manifolds.
method Computed the expansion of harmonic functions and 1-forms.
result Computed the expansion of harmonic functions and 1-forms on ALE Ricci-flat 4-manifolds.
Constructs Einstein metrics on manifolds with specific orbits.
problem Finding Einstein metrics on manifolds with given orbits.
method Continuous families of metrics constructed using vector bundles and R4m+4. result Recovery of Spin(7) metrics A8 and B8. New Ricci flows found with Einstein orbifolds at infinity.
problem Ancient and immortal Ricci flows with Einstein orbifolds at infinity.
method Continuous families of non-isometric ancient Ricci flows and half-PIC ancient flows constructed.
result Found continuous families of non-isometric ancient Ricci flows and half-PIC ancient flows on specific manifolds.
New Einstein RCD spaces found with cone singularities.
problem Existence of Einstein RCD spaces with cone singularities.
method Characterization of RCD spaces and cone singularity analysis.
result Existence of smooth non-compact 4-manifolds with ALE Ricci-flat RCD(0,4) metrics.
Stability and rigidity of Ricci-flat ALE manifolds proven.
problem Stability and rigidity of Ricci-flat ALE manifolds.
method Proved stability and rigidity of ALE manifolds with a parallel spinor under Ricci flow, given initial metrics close in Lp∩L∞. result Strong decay rates prove positive scalar curvature rigidity in Lp for each p∈[1,n−2n). The author has proved that a crepant resolution Y of a Ricci-flat Kähler cone X admits a complete Ricci-flat Kähler metric asymptotic to the cone metric in every Kähler class in H^2_c(Y,\R). These manifolds are generalizations of the Ricci-flat ALE Kähler spaces known by the work of P. Kronheimer, D. Joyce and others. …
Study on harmonic forms on K3 surfaces converging to a flat 4D orbifold.
problem Behavior of harmonic 2-forms on K3 surfaces with Ricci-flat metrics.
method Analysis of convergence of harmonic forms to flat 4D orbifold.
result Decomposition of harmonic 2-forms into converging subspaces.
Let G be a nontrivial finite subgroup of U(m) acting freely on C^m - 0. Then C^m/G has an isolated quotient singularity at 0. Let X be a resolution of C^m/G, and g a Kahler metric on X. We say that g is Asymptotically Locally Euclidean (ALE) if it is asymptotic in a certain way to the Euclidean metric on C^m/G. In this…
We show that any asymptotically locally Euclidean (ALE) metric which is obstruction-flat or extended obstruction-flat must be ALE of a certain optimal order. Moreover, our proof applies to very general elliptic systems and in any dimension n≥3. The proof is based on the technique of Cheeger-Tian for Ricci-flat m…
The paper shows how to create scalar flat metrics with very large ADM mass.
problem Understanding the ADM mass of scalar flat Kähler ALE spaces.
method Blowing up points in ALE spaces to increase ADM mass.
result It is possible to produce scalar flat metrics with arbitrarily large ADM mass.
This is the sequel to "Asymptotically Locally Euclidean metrics with holonomy SU(m)", math.AG/9905041. Let G be a subgroup of U(m), and X a resolution of C^m/G. We define a special class of Kahler metrics g on X called Quasi Asymptotically Locally Euclidean (QALE) metrics. These satisfy a complicated asymptotic conditi…
Simplified proof of stability for Ricci flow near ALE metrics.
problem Stability of Ricci flow near ALE metrics with integrable deformations.
method Equivalence between integrability and almost-orthogonality property of Ricci-DeTurck tensor, analysis in weighted Holder spaces.
result Dynamical stability of Ricci flow near linearly stable Ricci-flat ALE metrics.
We introduce a natural definition of the renormalized volume of a 4-dimensional Ricci-flat ALE space. We then prove that the renormalized volume is always less or equal than zero, with equality if and only if the ALE space is isometric to its asymptotic cone. Currently the only known examples of 4-dimensional Ricci-fla…
In this paper, we investigate the geometry of asymptotically flat manifolds with controlled holonomy. We show that any end of such manifold admits a torus fibration over an ALE end. In addition, we prove a Hitchin-Thorpe inequality for oriented Ricci-flat 4-manifolds with curvature decay and controlled holonomy. As a…
Two new proofs provide Eguchi-Hanson metrics as ALE bubbles for Kummer constructions of K3 metrics.
problem Constructing Ricci-flat Kähler metrics on the K3 surface with special holonomy.
method Singular perturbation and weighted function space analysis.
result Large families of compact hyper-Kähler orbifolds as volume non-collapsed limits of Kummer constructions.
Existence proved for specific types of gravitational instantons.
problem Existence of toric ALE and ALF gravitational instantons.
method Established existence and uniqueness results for ALE and ALF gravitational instantons.
result Existence of a unique, Ricci-flat, toric ALE and ALF gravitational instanton for every admissible rod structure.
Study classifies gravitational instantons based on their asymptotic geometry.
problem Classifying gravitational instantons based on their asymptotic properties.
method Investigation of asymptotic geometry of Hermitian non-Kähler Ricci-flat metrics.
result All Hermitian non-Kähler gravitational instantons can be compactified to log del Pezzo surfaces.
The paper characterizes Eguchi-Hanson space and its higher-dimensional analogs using Lichnerowicz Laplacian.
problem Characterizing complete Ricci-flat ALE orbifolds.
method Analytical proof using Lichnerowicz Laplacian and dimension constraints.
result Uniqueness of Eguchi-Hanson space and its higher-dimensional analogs among Ricci-flat Kähler ALE orbifolds.
Study connects G2-structures to flat connections on compact 3-manifolds.
problem Understanding moduli spaces of G2-structures and flat connections. method Equivalence between moduli spaces of G2-structures and flat connections on compact 3-manifolds. result Equivalence between moduli spaces of G2-structures and flat connections on compact 3-manifolds. Study on Einstein deformations and desingularizations, finding some 4-orbifolds cannot be limits of smooth metrics.
problem Whether every Einstein 4-orbifold is a limit of smooth Einstein 4-manifolds.
method Analysis of integrability of deformations through variations of Schoen's Pohozaev identity and introduction of preserved integral quantities.
result Spherical and hyperbolic 4-orbifolds with the simplest singularities cannot be limits of smooth Einstein 4-manifolds.
We investigate complete noncompact Ricci-flat manifolds which are not of maximal volume growth. We show that the manifolds with a curvature decay condition and a holonomy decay condition are asymptotic to torus fibrations over ALE spaces. In particular, we classify complete noncompact 4-dimensional hyperkäler manifold…
Given a compact constant scalar curvature Kaehler orbifold, with nontrivial holomorphic vector fields, whose singularities admit a local ALE Kaehler Ricci-flat resolution, we find sufficient conditions on the position of the singular points to ensure the existence of a global constant scalar curvature Kaehler desingula…
The study examines complete Kähler manifolds with nonnegative Ricci curvature and discovers rigidity properties.
problem Characterizing and understanding properties of complete Kähler manifolds with nonnegative Ricci curvature.
method Analyzes volume growth, scalar curvature, and curvature decay to establish rigidity results.
result Complete Ricci flat Kähler manifolds with Euclidean volume growth are rigid, with unique tangent cones.
New metrics found on non-Kähler Calabi-Yau manifolds.
problem Constructing Ricci-flat metrics on non-Kähler Calabi-Yau manifolds.
method Using t-Gauduchon metrics on principal torus bundles over rational homogeneous varieties. result Examples of new metrics on non-Kähler Calabi-Yau manifolds.
New methods find Ricci-flat metrics on specific Lie groups.
problem Finding Ricci-flat metrics on Lie groups.
method Two constructions based on gradings and filtrations.
result Every nilpotent Lie algebra of dimensions up to 9 admits an indefinite Ricci-flat metric.
There are three main components to this article: (i) A formula for the eta invariant of the signature complex for any finite subgroup of SO(4) acting freely on S3 is given. An application of this is a non-existence result for Ricci-flat ALE metrics on certain spaces. (ii) A formula for the orbifold correcti…
This paper classifies Calabi-Yau manifolds near cones.
problem Classifying Calabi-Yau manifolds near cones.
method Complete classification of smooth complete Calabi-Yau manifolds asymptotic to a given cone.
result Classification of all smooth complete Calabi-Yau manifolds near a given cone.
Study stability and instability of Ricci-flat metrics under generalized Ricci flow.
problem Stability and instability of Ricci-flat metrics under Ricci flow.
method Analysis of generalized Ricci flow for Ricci-flat metrics and vanishing 3-forms.
result Dynamical stability and instability results for Ricci-flat metrics and vanishing 3-forms.
The paper constructs flat metrics on orbifolds and resolutions.
problem Finding flat metrics on orbifolds and their resolutions.
method Gluing construction and analysis of singularities.
result All crepant resolutions of non-Kähler Calabi-Yau orbifolds with Chern-Ricci flat balanced metrics admit such metrics.
Simply connected moduli space of Ricci flat metrics on K3 surfaces.
problem Understanding the topology of Ricci flat metrics on K3 surfaces.
method Analyzing the moduli space of metrics with unit volume.
result The moduli space is simply connected and has cohomology matching the automorphism group.
Study on Calabi-Yau metrics and their degenerations.
problem Understanding degenerations of Ricci-flat Kahler metrics on Calabi-Yau manifolds.
method Survey of recent results on questions about degenerations.
result Survey of recent results on degenerations of metrics.
Study on how incomplete smooth metrics degenerate from asymptotically conical Ricci-flat Kähler metrics.
problem Degeneration of asymptotically conical Ricci-flat Kähler metrics.
method Analysis of Kähler class degeneration and convergence of metrics.
result Construction of singular Calabi-Yau metrics and their metric geometry.
In this paper, we study the geometry of compact complex manifolds with Levi-Civita Ricci-flat metrics and prove that compact complex surfaces admitting Levi-Civita Ricci-flat metrics are Kahler Calabi-Yau surfaces or Hopf surfaces.
Study K3 surfaces and their metrics, focusing on dynamics.
problem Understanding dynamics on K3 surfaces.
method Interactions between K3 surface geometry and Ricci-flat metrics, dynamical study of automorphisms.
result Positive entropy automorphisms on K3 surfaces.
Flat Ricci-flat manifolds with bounded gradient of Green function are flat.
problem Understanding the rigidity of Ricci-flat manifolds with specific curvature decay.
method Analyzing the gradient of the Green function and using curvature decay conditions.
result Flat Ricci-flat manifolds with bounded gradient of Green function are flat.
We determine all Ricci flat left invariant Lorentzian metrics on simply connected 2-step nilpotent Lie groups. We show that the 2k+1-dimensional Heisenberg Lie group H2k+1 carries a Ricci flat left invariant Lorentzian metric if and only if k=1. We show also that for any 2≤q≤k, H2k+1 carries a R…
The paper constructs a new Ricci-flat metric on almost abelian Lie groups.
problem Finding Lorentzian homogeneous Ricci-flat metrics on almost abelian Lie groups.
method Constructing left-invariant metrics on almost abelian Lie groups, focusing on dimensions four or higher.
result A new Ricci-flat metric that generalizes the Petrov solution to higher dimensions.