Study pinched self-dual Weyl curvature in compact 4-manifolds.
problem Analyzing compact 4-manifolds with specific curvature properties.
method Examining harmonic self-dual Weyl curvature under pinching conditions.
result Characterized compact 4-manifolds with pinched self-dual Weyl curvature.
Three-manifolds with non-negative pinched Ricci curvature have complete Ricci flows.
problem Proving Hamilton's pinching conjecture for three-manifolds.
method Ricci flow with scale-invariant curvature decay and pinching preservation.
result Hamilton's pinching conjecture is proven without additional hypotheses.
Compact shrinkers with curvature pinching conditions proven.
problem Ensuring shrinkers are compact under curvature pinching conditions.
method Various curvature pinching conditions applied to shrinkers with positive Ricci curvature and asymptotically nonnegative sectional curvature.
result Shrinkers with curvature pinching conditions are proven to be compact.
The paper pinches curvature in expanding Ricci solitons.
problem Curvature pinching in expanding Ricci solitons.
method Hamilton-Ivey type curvature pinching estimates.
result Three-dimensional Hamilton-Ivey type curvature pinching theorem.
Paper proves Hamilton's pinching theorem using mean curvature flow.
problem Hamilton's pinching theorem in extrinsic geometry.
method Mean curvature flow approach.
result Proof of Hamilton's pinching theorem.
Study on surfaces pinched by curvature in space forms converging under specific conditions.
problem Investigating convergence of surfaces pinched by curvature in space forms.
method Proving convergence theorems for surfaces pinched by normal curvature in 4-dimensional space forms.
result Generalizes Baker-Nguyen's convergence theorem for surfaces pinched by curvature.
Proves CLT for Brownian paths on pinched negative curvature manifolds.
problem Distribution of Brownian paths on pinched negative curvature manifolds.
method Proof of central limit theorem for distances and Green functions.
result Central limit theorem holds for Brownian paths in pinched negative curvature.
Study pinches Weyl curvature on 4-manifolds, proving anti-self-duality.
problem Understanding Weyl curvature pinching on 4-manifolds.
method Analyzing harmonic and pinched self-dual Weyl curvature, proving anti-self-duality.
result Proves anti-self-duality for compact 4-manifolds with pinched self-dual Weyl curvature.
Paper finds critical metrics with pinched curvature are geodesic balls.
problem Identifying critical metrics with specific curvature constraints.
method Proved isometry to geodesic balls in S^n and provided conditions for the gradient of the potential function.
result Critical metrics with pinched curvature are isometric to geodesic balls in S^n.
We refine a metric bunching estimate for pinched manifolds.
problem Improving an unstable bunching estimate for pinched metrics.
method Compact Riemannian manifolds with pointwise negatively pinched curvature tensor.
result Improved unstable bunching estimate.
Proves Hamilton's theorem using mean curvature flow.
problem Compactness of pinched hypersurfaces with bounded curvature.
method Mean curvature flow to prove Hamilton's theorem.
result Rigorous proof of Hamilton's theorem.
This paper extends 3D results to higher dimensions, proving compactness for PIC1 pinched manifolds.
problem Proving compactness for higher-dimensional manifolds with specific curvature conditions.
method Constructing Ricci flows for non-compact PIC1 pinched manifolds to prove compactness.
result Proves that PIC1 pinched manifolds of non-negative complex sectional curvature must be flat or compact.
The study finds optimal curvature pinching in Heintze groups.
problem Exploring curvature properties in Heintze groups.
method Examining metric properties of rank-one symmetric spaces, proving existence of metrics on Heintze groups of Carnot-type.
result Optimal curvature pinching is demonstrated in a special case.
Study pinched submanifolds in space forms, proving rigidity results.
problem Pinching condition on submanifolds in space forms.
method Analyzing geometry and topology under pinching conditions.
result Pinching condition forces homology to vanish or determines submanifolds up to congruence.
Study pinches curvature under Laplacian G_2 flow, proving Weyl tensor norm blows up.
problem Pinching estimate on traceless Ricci curvature under Laplacian G_2 flow.
method Derive pinching estimate in terms of scalar curvature and Weyl tensor norm.
result Weyl tensor norm blows up at least at a certain rate under bounded scalar curvature.
The paper studies how submanifolds of a sphere evolve over time.
problem Evolution of pinched submanifolds in the sphere.
method High codimension mean curvature flow with pinching conditions.
result Convergence to a round point or totally geodesic sphere under pinching conditions.
Proves planarity and convexity for ancient solutions of mean curvature flow.
problem Ancient solutions of mean curvature flow in higher codimension.
method Parabolically scale-invariant variation of planarity estimate, convexity proof for pinched solutions.
result Characterizes certain pinched complete ancient solutions and shrinkers in higher codimension.
New restrictions found on 4-manifolds with pinched curvature.
problem Restrictions on Euler characteristic and signature of 4-manifolds with pinched curvature.
method Proved new restrictions on Euler characteristic and signature of oriented 4-manifolds with pinched sectional curvature.
result Simply connected 4-manifolds with δ≤sec≤1 are homeomorphic to S4 or CP2. We show that any ancient solution to the Ricci flow which satisfies a suitable curvature pinching condition must have constant sectional curvature.
In this article, we generalize the classical Bochner-Weitzenböck theorem for manifolds satisfying an integral pinching on the curvature. We obtain the vanishing of Betti numbers under integral pinching assumptions on the curvature, and characterize the equality case. In particular, we reprove and extend to higher degre…
The paper investigates quantitative rigidity using Colding's monotonicity formulas for Ricci curvature.
problem Quantifying rigidity in manifolds with nonnegative Ricci curvature.
method Investigates pinching of Colding's monotone functionals and constructs k-splitting functions. result Quantitative control of splitting functions by pinching at independent points controls the distance to the nearest cone.
In this paper, we proved a compactness result about Riemannian manifolds with an arbitrary pointwisely pinched Ricci curvature tensor.
We establish a nice orthonormal frame field on a closed surface minimally immersed in a unit sphere Sn, under which the shape operators take very simple forms. Using this frame field, we obtain an interesting property K+KN=1 for the Gauss curvature K and the normal curvature KN if the Gauss curvature i…
Sharp curvature pinching for mean curvature flow in spheres proved.
problem Proving sharp curvature pinching for mean curvature flow in spheres.
method Using blow-up arguments, codimension and cylindrical estimates, and rescaling.
result Smooth convergence to a totally geodesic limit in infinite time.
Proves pinched Ricci curvature conjecture in all dimensions.
problem Pinched Ricci curvature conjecture in complete non-compact manifolds.
method Develops a lifting technique to handle collapsed manifolds and proves a Ricci flow curvature estimate.
result Direct analogue of Hamilton's result in all dimensions.
We say that a nonnegatively curved manifold (M,g) has quarter pinched flag curvature if for any two planes which intersect in a line the ratio of their sectional curvature is bounded above by 4. We show that these manifolds have nonnegative complex sectional curvature. By combining with a theorem of Brendle and Schoe…
We prove that if the initial hypersurface of the mean curvature flow in spheres satisfies a sharp pinching condition, then the solution of the flow converges to a round point or a totally geodesic sphere. Our result improves the famous convergence theorem due to Huisken [9]. Moreover, we prove a convergence theorem und…
Sharp curvature estimates for mean curvature flow in spheres.
problem Understanding the behavior of surfaces evolving under mean curvature flow in spheres.
method Proving asymptotically sharp curvature pinching estimates and using them to derive derivative and convexity estimates.
result Partial classification of singularity models and new rigidity results for ancient solutions.
Motivated by a previous work of Zheng and the second named author, we study pinching constants of compact Kähler manifolds with positive holomorphic sectional curvature. In particular we prove a gap theorem following the work of Petersen and Tao on Riemannian manifolds with almost quarter-pinched sectional curvature.
Two spheres found with specific curvature constraints.
problem Existence of spheres with prescribed mean curvature.
method Proved existence of at least two embedded spheres with curvature h satisfying pinching condition. result Existence of at least two embedded spheres with prescribed mean curvature h. New existence results for curvature problem on balls with specific conditions.
problem Existence of solutions for a prescribed mean curvature problem on a ball.
method Combining critical points at infinity approach with Morse theory.
result New existence results for higher dimensional case n≥5 under pinching conditions. The famous pinching problem says that on a compact simply connected n-manifold if its sectional curvature satisfies Kmin>(1/4)Kmax>0, then the manifold is homeomorphic to the sphere. In [8, problem 12], S. T. Yau proposed the following problem: If we replace Kmax by the scalar curvature, can we deduc…
The study pinches the rigidity of self-shrinking surfaces in mean curvature flow.
problem Rigidity of self-shrinking hypersurfaces in mean curvature flow.
method Spectral upper-pinching theorem and weighted Poincaré estimate.
result Self-shrinking hypersurfaces are restricted to specific forms under certain conditions.
In this paper, we prove that expanding gradient Ricci solitons with (positively) pinched Ricci curvature are trivial ones. Namely, they are either compact or flat.
In a previous paper, we proved a number of optimal rigidity results for Riemannian manifolds of dimension greater than four whose curvature satisfy an integral pinching. In this article, we use the same integral Bochner technique to extend the results in dimension three. Then, by using the classification of closed thre…
Mean curvature flow shows singularities on smooth surfaces.
problem Understanding singularities in mean curvature flow.
method Analyzing spherical or nondegenerate neck pinches.
result First singular time has isolated singularities.
We show that a compact Riemannian manifold with weakly 1/4-pinched sectional curvatures is either locally symmetric or diffeomorphic to a space form.
In this paper we study motion of surfaces of revolution under the mean curvature flow. For an open set of initial conditions close to cylindrical surfaces we show that the solution forms a "neck" which pinches in a finite time at a single point. We also obtain a detailed description of the neck pinching process.
Study neck pinches in Lagrangian flows, proving stability and introducing new singularities.
problem Understanding neck pinches in Lagrangian flows.
method Introduced nondegenerate neck pinch and teardrop singularities, proving stability and answering questions.
result Nondegenerate neck pinches are stable and can be perturbed to nondegenerate singularities.
The study pinches conditions for constant mean curvature surfaces in convex 3-manifolds.
problem Understanding the topology and geometry of constant mean curvature surfaces with free boundaries in convex 3-manifolds.
method Provided pinching conditions on the traceless second fundamental form to guarantee surface topology.
result The surface is either a disk, annulus, spherical cap, or Delaunay surface under certain conditions.
The study proves the non-existence of certain Kähler metrics with specific curvature properties.
problem Non-existence of complete Kähler metrics with negatively pinched holomorphic sectional curvature.
method Construction of a Kähler metric with negatively pinched holomorphic sectional curvature and application of equivalence of invariant metrics.
result The dichotomy of completeness and non-existence of Kähler metrics with negatively pinched holomorphic sectional curvature.
The paper proves conditions for a manifold to be homeomorphic to a spherical space form.
problem Proving conditions for a manifold to be homeomorphic to a spherical space form.
method Proving conditions using curvature inequalities for orthonormal four-frames.
result The manifold is homeomorphic to a spherical space form under the given curvature condition.
We give new estimates for the extrinsic radius of compact hypersurfaces of the Euclidean space and the open hemisphere in terms of high order mean curvatures. Then we prove pinching results corresponding to theses estimates. We show that under a suitable pinching condition, the hypersurface is diffeomorphic and almost …
We prove that some Riemannian manifolds with boundary under an explicit integral pinching are spherical space forms. Precisely, we show that 3-dimensional Riemannian manifolds with totally geodesic boundary, positive scalar curvature and an explicit integral pinching between the L2-norm of their scalar curvature and…
Study new Ricci flow invariant curvature conditions.
problem Topology of manifolds with pinched curvature.
method Provide quantitative evidence for an unpublished conjecture.
result Topology of manifolds with pinched curvature studied.
There is a conjecture that a complete Riemannian 3-manifold with bounded sectional curvature, and pointwise pinched nonnegative Ricci curvature, must be flat or compact. We show that this is true when the negative part (if any) of the sectional curvature decays quadratically.
We study metrics on conic 2-spheres when no Einstein metrics exist. In particular, when the curvature of a conic metric is positive, we obtain the best curvature pinching constant. We also show that when this best pinching constant is approached, the conic 2-sphere has an explicit Gromov-Hausdorff limit. This is a gene…
Classifies self-shrinkers in arbitrary dimensions under specific curvature conditions.
problem Classifying self-shrinkers with quadratic pinching conditions.
method Purely elliptic approach using weighted parabolicity, tailored to self-shrinkers.
result Generalized self-shrinking cylinders as solutions under quadratic pinching.