Equivalence proven between different Ricci curvature definitions.
problem Equivalence of various Ricci curvature definitions.
method Proof of equivalence between different Ricci curvature definitions.
result Equivalence proven between several Ricci curvature definitions.
The study examines Ricci solitons and curvature inheritance on Robinson-Trautman spacetimes.
problem Investigating Ricci solitons and curvature inheritance in Robinson-Trautman spacetimes.
method Analyzing the existence of Ricci solitons and curvature inheritance properties on Robinson-Trautman spacetimes.
result Robinson-Trautman spacetimes admit various types of Ricci solitons and curvature inheritance.
We define the Ricci curvature on simplicial complexes by modifying the definition of the Ricci curvature on graphs, and we prove the upper and lower bounds of the Ricci curvature. These properties are generalizations of previous studies. Moreover, we obtain an estimate of the eigenvalues of the Laplacian on simplicial …
The paper studies weighted Ricci curvatures and characterizes Randers metrics.
problem Characterizing Randers metrics with weighted Ricci curvatures.
method General weighted Ricci curvatures and characterization of Randers metrics.
result Characterization of Randers metrics with almost isotropic weighted Ricci curvatures.
The paper characterizes solitons and estimates scalar curvature.
problem Characterizing and estimating scalar curvature of generalized Ricci-Yamabe solitons.
method Characterization and estimation of scalar curvature through soliton properties.
result Conditions for scalar curvature to be constant and estimation of Ricci curvature.
We show that in dimension 4 and above, the lifespan of Ricci flows depends on the relative smallness of the Ricci curvature compared to the Riemann curvature on the initial manifold. We can generalize this lifespan estimate to the local Ricci flow, using which we prove the short-time existence of Ricci flow solutions o…
Ricci-Filtration enhances retrieval-augmented generation rerankers for query-answer tasks by using discrete Ricci flow on graphs.
problem Improving retrieval-augmented generation rerankers for query-answer tasks.
method Discrete Ricci flow on graphs to evaluate structural importance of chunks.
result Ricci-Filtration outperforms baseline methods in accuracy, precision, recall, and F1 scores.
Smooth 3D flows from non-smooth starting points.
problem Creating smooth Ricci flows from non-smooth initial conditions.
method Generalized singular Ricci flow applied to 3D complete manifolds.
result Existence of smooth Ricci flows starting from non-smooth initial conditions.
The paper extends topological results to noncompact spaces with nonnegative N-Bakry Émery Ricci curvature.
problem Generalizing topological results to noncompact spaces with nonnegative N-Bakry Émery Ricci curvature.
method Study of the Splitting Theorem and geodesic loops to infinity property in relation to spaces with nonnegative N-Bakry Émery Ricci curvature.
result If Mn is a complete, noncompact Riemannian manifold with nonnegative N-Bakry Émery Ricci curvature where N>n, then Hn−1(M,Z) is 0. 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.
Generalizes surgery theorem for positive Ricci curvature metrics.
problem Preserving positive Ricci curvature under surgery.
method Gluing a sphere bundle with a core metric.
result Constructs new metrics of positive Ricci curvature.
The study links Ricci curvature and convexity in complex tori.
problem Characterizing Ricci curvature signs in toric manifolds.
method Characterization through convexity of volume functional.
result Relationships between Ricci curvature, volume, submanifolds, and pluri-subharmonic functions.
Study describes signatures of Ricci curvature on nilmanifolds.
problem Understanding Ricci curvature on nilpotent Lie groups.
method Link between Ricci endomorphism kernel and closed orbits in representation of GL group, proved using real GIT.
result Complete description of Ricci curvature signatures on nilmanifolds.
The paper improves heat equation estimates under weaker Ricci curvature conditions.
problem Improving heat equation estimates under weaker Ricci curvature conditions.
method Establishing Li-Yau-type and Hamilton-type estimates for positive solutions of the heat equation under generalized Ricci flow.
result Deriving Harnack-type inequalities and monotonicity of parabolic frequency.
New formulas derived for scalar curvature in generalized Ricci flow.
problem Scalar curvature in generalized Ricci flow.
method Derivation of weighted scalar curvature monotonicity formulas and Perelman-type energy/entropy formulas.
result New convex Nash entropies and pseudolocality principles.
We study curvature pinching estimates of Ricci flow on complete 3- dimensional manifolds without bounded curvature assumption. We will derive some general curvature conditions which are preserved on any complete solution of 3-dim Ricci flow, these conditions include nonnegative Ricci curvature and sectional curvature a…
New rigidity results for manifolds with maximal symmetry rank and positive intermediate Ricci curvature.
problem Understanding the structure of manifolds with maximal symmetry rank and positive intermediate Ricci curvature.
method Recovering stronger topological rigidity results using higher intermediate Ricci curvatures and nontrivial fundamental groups.
result Stronger topological rigidity results for manifolds with maximal symmetry rank and positive intermediate Ricci curvature.
The paper studies Ricci curvature on Kähler-Ricci flow.
problem Analyzing Ricci curvature on Kähler-Ricci flow.
method Examining n-dimensional compact Kähler manifolds with semi-ample canonical line bundles under Kähler Ricci Flow.
result Ricci curvature converges to negative of generalized Kähler Einstein metric ωB locally away from singular set. Study Palais-Smale sequences for Ricci curvature on homogeneous spaces.
problem Characterize Palais-Smale sequences for prescribed Ricci curvature.
method Complete description of divergent sequences on compact homogeneous spaces.
result Existence of saddle points on generalized Wallach and flag manifolds.
In this paper, we first apply an integral identity on Ricci solitons to prove that closed locally conformally flat gradient Ricci solitons are of constant sectional curvature. We then generalize this integral identity to complete noncompact gradient shrinking Ricci solitons, under the conditions that the Ricci curvatur…
Ricci solitons as critical points of quadratic curvature functionals
problem Einstein metrics and Ricci solitons as critical points of quadratic Riemannian functionals
method Study of Ricci solitons as critical points of a special quadratic curvature functional
result Ricci solitons are non-Einstein critical points of these functionals
New method calculates Ricci curvature from distances between weighted volumes.
problem Calculating Ricci curvature for weighted Riemannian manifolds.
method Asymptotic retrieval of generalized Ricci tensor from scaled metric derivatives of Wasserstein 1-distances.
result Limiting coarse curvature of random graphs converges to generalized Ricci tensor.
The study extends convergence theorems for Ricci-limit spaces with bounded curvature.
problem Understanding convergence properties of Ricci-limit spaces with bounded curvature.
method Establishing C1,α-regularities and applying Fukaya's fibration theorem. result Optimal generalization of Fukaya's fibration theorem to C1,α limit spaces. B. Y. Chen establish the relationship between the Ricci curvature and the squared mean curvature for submanifolds of Riemannian space form with arbitrary codimension. In this paper, we generalize the relationship between the Ricci curvature and the squared norm of mean curvature vector for submanifolds of Bochner Kahle…
Generalized Huber's theorem for specific manifold curvature types.
problem Finite point conformal compactification on manifolds with certain curvature integrability.
method Generalization of Huber's theorem to higher dimensions with $L^ rac{n}{2}$ integrable Ricci curvatures.
result Validated finite point conformal compactification theorem for new class of manifolds.
Ricci curvature was proposed by Ollivier in a general framework of metric measure spaces, and it has been studied extensively in the context of graphs in recent years. In this paper we prove upper bounds for Ollivier's Ricci curvature for bipartite graphs and for the graphs with girth at least 5. We also prove a genera…
Proves existence of smooth metrics with specific curvature properties.
problem Existence of smooth metrics with prescribed negative Ricci curvature.
method Formulated and proved for general domains in Euclidean space.
result Existence of smooth complete conformal metrics with prescribed negative Ricci curvature.
New scalar curvature defined from Ollivier-Ricci curvature for graphs.
problem Defining scalar curvature for graphs and point clouds.
method Defining a new scalar version of Ollivier-Ricci curvature and proving its convergence.
result The new scalar curvature converges to scalar curvature for sampled manifolds.
Proves uniqueness of Ricci flow with scaling invariant estimates.
problem Proving uniqueness of Ricci flow with scaling invariant curvature bound.
method Solving Ricci-harmonic map heat flow in unbounded curvature background.
result Complete Ricci flow starting from uniformly non-collapsed, non-negatively curved manifold is unique in dimension three.
Huisken studied asymptotic behavior of a mean curvature flow in a Euclidean space when it develops a singularity of type I, and proved that its rescaled flow converges to a self-shrinker in the Euclidean space. In this paper, we generalize this result for a Ricci-mean curvature flow moving along a Ricci flow constructe…
Unified curvature for hypergraphs from Ollivier-Ricci.
problem Generalizing curvature to hypergraphs.
method Developed ORCHID framework to generalize Ollivier-Ricci curvature to hypergraphs.
result ORCHID curvatures have favorable theoretical properties and are scalable for hypergraph tasks.
The paper extends Bonnet-Myers theorem for manifolds with nonnegative Ricci curvature.
problem Compactness and diameter estimation for manifolds with nonnegative Ricci curvature.
method General curvature conditions for estimating diameter and compactness criteria.
result Established compactness theorems for manifolds with polynomial or exponential Ricci curvature decay.
We construct metrics of positive Ricci curvature on some vector bundles over tori (or more generally, over nilmanifolds). This gives rise to the first examples of manifolds with positive Ricci curvature which are homotopy equivalent but not homeomorphic to manifolds of nonnegative sectional curvature.
The study preserves Ricci curvature positivity on homogeneous spaces under the normalized Ricci flow.
problem Preserving Ricci curvature positivity on homogeneous spaces under the normalized Ricci flow.
method Investigation of infinitely many generalized Wallach spaces (GWS) where Ricci curvature positivity is preserved.
result Infinite number of GWS where Ricci curvature positivity is preserved under the normalized Ricci flow.
Optimal systolic inequality proved for manifolds with positive bi-Ricci curvature.
problem Proving optimal systolic inequalities on manifolds with positive bi-Ricci curvature.
method Minimal surfaces method under the Generic Regularity Hypothesis.
result Optimal systolic inequality proved in all dimensions.
Gradient steady Ricci solitons are natural generalizations of Ricci-flat manifolds. In this article, we prove a curvature gap theorem for gradient steady Ricci solitons with nonconstant potential functions; and a curvature gap theorem for Ricci-flat manifolds, removing the volume growth assumptions in known results.
Ricci curvature links volume convexity and minimal submanifolds.
problem Volume functional convexity and minimal submanifolds in Kaehler geometry.
method Toric Kaehler geometry and quasi-homogeneous manifolds.
result Sign of Ricci curvature correlates with volume functional convexity.
We show that Perelman's W-functional can be generalized to Sasaki-Ricci flow. When the basic first Chern class is positive, we prove a uniform bound on the scalar curvature, the diameter and a uniform C1 bound for the transverse Ricci potential along the Sasaki-Ricci flow, which generalizes Perelman's results Kahler…
We use a local argument to prove if an r-dimensional torus acts isometrically and effectively on a connected n-dimensional manifold which has positive kth-intermediate Ricci curvature at some point, then r≤⌊2n+k⌋. This symmetry rank bound generalizes those established by Gr…
Ricci flows with bounded scalar curvature cannot develop Type I singular points.
problem Ricci flows with bounded scalar curvature
method Local singularity analysis
result Scalar curvature must blow up at a Type I rate at each Type I point
Derives sub-Riemannian Ricci curvature for various manifolds.
problem Calculating Ricci curvature in sub-Riemannian geometry.
method Generalized Gamma z calculus and z--Bochner's formula. result Analytical bounds for sub-Riemannian curvature dimension and log-Sobolev inequalities.
For undirected graphs, the Ricci curvature introduced by Lin-Lu-Yau has been widely studied from various perspectives, especially geometric analysis. In the present paper, we discuss generalization problem of their Ricci curvature for directed graphs. We introduce a new generalization by using the mean transition proba…
Survey paper analyzes curvature estimates for 4D gradient Ricci solitons.
problem Analyzing curvature estimates for different types of 4D gradient Ricci solitons.
method Comparison and new estimates provided for 4D gradient steady Ricci solitons.
result Sharp curvature estimate ∣Rm∣≤CR for gradient steady Ricci solitons with positive Ricci curvature. In this paper we give an explicit bound of Δg(t)u(t) and the local curvature estimates for the Ricci-harmonic flow under the condition that the Ricci curvature is bounded along the flow. In the second part these local curvature estimates are extended to a class of generalized Ricci flow, introduced by the author \…
The paper proves inequalities under Bakry-Émery-Ricci curvature bounds.
problem Proving functional inequalities under lower Bakry-Émery-Ricci curvature bounds.
method Lower m-Bakry-Émery-Ricci curvature bounds with ε-range. result Proves Cheng type inequality and local Sobolev inequality.
Local singularity analysis for Ricci flows with applications to bounded scalar curvature.
problem Understanding the nature of singularities in Ricci flows.
method Local singularity analysis, introducing Type I and Type II singular points, and proving curvature blow-up rates.
result Ricci curvature must blow up at least at a Type I rate near singular points of a Ricci flow.
Paper classifies Randers metrics based on Ricci curvature properties.
problem Investigating isotropic projective Ricci curvature in Randers metrics.
method Classification of Randers metrics based on isotropic projective Ricci curvature properties.
result Randers metric of isotropic projective Ricci curvature is reversible if and only if it is of square projective Ricci curvature.
Defines projective Ricci curvature and proves rigidity for sprays.
problem Defining and studying projective Ricci curvature.
method Introduced projective Ricci-flat sprays and studied Randers metrics.
result Global rigidity result for projectively Ricci-flat sprays with nonnegative Ricci curvature.