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…
Paper proves pinching theorem for minimal surfaces in spheres.
problem Pinching rigidity of minimal surfaces in spheres.
method Simon conjecture and Simons-type integral inequalities.
result New proof of pinching theorem for minimal surfaces in spheres.
Ricci flow on flat manifolds converges to Euclidean space under curvature pinching.
problem Curvature pinching on asymptotically flat manifolds.
method Ricci flow on asymptotically flat manifolds with integral curvature pinching.
result Ricci flow converges to flat Euclidean space for sufficiently pinched curvature.
Study pinches gradient solitons using curvature estimates.
problem Integral pinching rigidity of gradient shrinking solitons.
method Algebraic curvature estimates and Yamabe-Sobolev inequality.
result Proves integral pinching rigidity for compact gradient shrinking solitons.
Study pinched submanifolds, proving homology vanishing results.
problem Understanding the geometry and topology of pinched submanifolds.
method Investigates submanifolds with a pinching condition on extrinsic invariants.
result Homology vanishing theorems for pinched submanifolds.
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…
Study integral bounds for submanifolds in low codimension with topological implications.
problem Integral curvature bounds and topological obstructions for submanifolds.
method Integral curvature bounds in terms of Betti numbers, δ-pinched immersions, and pinched second fundamental form. result Obtained topological obstructions for δ-pinched immersions and intrinsic obstructions for minimal submanifolds in spheres. We prove that a n-dimensional, 4≤n≤6, compact gradient shrinking Ricci soliton satisfying a Ln/2-pinching condition is isometric to a quotient of the round Sn. The proof relies mainly on sharp algebraic curvature estimates, the Yamabe-Sobolev inequality and an improved rigidity result f…
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…
Proves long-time Ricci flow existence and topological rigidity for pinched integral curvature manifolds.
problem Proving long-time existence and topological rigidity for manifolds with pinched scale-invariant integral curvature.
method Proves long-time existence of Ricci flow for manifolds with bounded curvature and pinched scale-invariant integral curvature, converging to a flat metric.
result Flow converges to a flat metric, implying topological rigidity of the manifold.
In this paper we prove that, under an explicit integral pinching assumption between the L2-norm of the Ricci curvature and the L2-norm of the scalar curvature, a closed 3-manifold with positive scalar curvature admits an Einstein metric with positive curvature. In particular this implies that the manifold is diff…
We prove that an n-dimensional, n≥4, compact gradient shrinking Ricci soliton satisfying a L2n-pinching condition is isometric to a quotient of the round Sn, which improves the rigidity theorem given by G. Catino (arXiv:1509.07416vl).
The paper examines ancient solutions of mean curvature flow in space forms with curvature pinching conditions.
problem Investigating rigidity of ancient solutions of mean curvature flow in space forms.
method Sharp asymptotic pointwise curvature pinching conditions and asymptotic integral curvature pinching conditions.
result Ancient solutions in a sphere are either a shrinking spherical cap or a totally geodesic sphere, and in a hyperbolic space, they are a family of shrinking spheres.
The paper proves geometric inequalities for pinched convex hypersurfaces in de Sitter space.
problem Geometric inequalities for convex hypersurfaces in de Sitter space.
method Locally constrained flows with initial compact spacelike hypersurfaces pinched in de Sitter space.
result Established geometric inequalities related to quermassintegrals and weighted curvature integrals.
In this note we characterize compact hypersurfaces of dimension n≥2 with constant mean curvature H immersed in space forms of constant curvature and satisfying an optimal integral pinching condition: they are either totally umbilical or, when n≥3 and H=0, they are locally contained in a rotational h…
The paper examines rigidity of special submanifolds in spheres with curvature constraints.
problem Rigidity of k-extremal submanifolds in a sphere under curvature conditions. method Proves pinching theorems for submanifolds with various curvature conditions.
result Various curvature conditions lead to rigidity of k-extremal submanifolds. Study focuses on classifying special geometric structures.
problem Classify singular affine structures of integrable systems.
method Classification through simple semitoric systems equivalence.
result Counterexamples exist for multiple pinched fibers.
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 a weak version of Perdomo Conjecture on minimal hypersurfaces.
problem Establishing a lower bound for the squared length of the second fundamental form on minimal hypersurfaces.
method Analyzes closed embedded, non-totally geodesic minimal hypersurfaces in Sn+1, proving a positive constant δ(n) depending only on n. result Introduces a positive constant δ(n) such that ∫MS≥δ(n)mVol(Mn) for any minimal hypersurface Mn in Sn+1. We show that a noncompact manifold with bounded sectional curvature, whose ends are sufficiently Gromov-Hausdorff close to rays, has a finite dimensional space of square-integrable harmonic forms. In the special case of a finite-volume manifold with pinched negative sectional curvature, we show that the essential spect…
The paper establishes eigenvalue inequalities for a specific operator on curved spaces.
problem Eigenvalue estimation for a specific operator on curved domains.
method Bochner type formula and Rauch comparison theorem.
result Universal inequalities for eigenvalues of the drifted Cheng-Yau operator.
In this paper, by using monotonicity formulas for vector bundle-valued p-forms satisfying the conservation law, we first obtain general L2 global rigidity theorems for locally conformally flat (LCF) manifolds with constant scalar curvature, under curvature pinching conditions. Secondly, we prove vanishing results …
Study pinching constants for Kähler manifolds with positive curvature.
problem Pinching constants of Kähler manifolds with positive holomorphic sectional curvature.
method Apply techniques from Riemannian pinching theory to Kähler geometry.
result Prove a gap theorem for Kähler manifolds with almost quarter-pinched holomorphic sectional curvature.
Study on 4D solitons with curvature constraints.
problem Characterizing gradient shrinking Ricci solitons with positive modified sectional curvature.
method Sharp pinching conditions, weighted integral gap results, Hitchin-Thorpe inequality.
result Locally Kähler property under specific curvature conditions.
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.
Study a volume preserving flow using symmetric polynomials without curvature pinching assumptions.
problem Volume preserving flow of convex hypersurfaces without curvature pinching constraints.
method Power of the k-th elementary symmetric polynomial in principal curvatures.
result Solution exists for all times and converges to a round sphere in the volume preserving scalar curvature flow case.
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.
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.
The paper improves inequalities for Kähler-Einstein manifolds using curvature conditions.
problem Improving inequalities for Kähler-Einstein manifolds.
method Using invariant theory and curvature conditions to express and improve inequalities.
result Improved inequalities for Kähler-Einstein manifolds with smaller pinching constants.
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.
Flat Yang-Mills connections on pinched manifolds.
problem Stability of Yang-Mills connections on compact manifolds.
method Pinching conditions and weak stability criteria.
result No non-flat weakly stable Yang-Mills connections on δ(n)-pinched compact simply-connected Riemannian manifolds.
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.
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.
In this article, we consider the Angenent-Caputo-Knopf's Ricci Flow through neckpinch singularities. We will explain how one can see the A-C-K's Ricci flow through a neckpinch singularity as a flow of integral current spaces. We then prove the continuity of this weak flow with respect to the Sormani-Wenger Intrinsic Fl…
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.
Alternative proof of flatness for Ricci-pinched 3-manifolds.
problem Hamilton's pinching conjecture for 3-manifolds.
method Nonlinear potential theory with superquadratic volume growth.
result Flatness of Ricci-pinched 3-manifolds with superquadratic volume growth.
We classify compact conformally flat n-dimensional manifolds with constant positive scalar curvature and satisfying an optimal integral pinching condition: they are covered isometrically by either Sn with the round metric, S1×Sn−1 with the product metric or $\mathbb{S}^{1…
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.
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.
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 shows pinched solutions of mean curvature flow blow up in codimension one.
problem Understanding blow-up behavior of pinched solutions in mean curvature flow.
method Analyzes blow-ups of compact solutions satisfying a pinching condition.
result Blow-ups of solutions must be codimension one.
We consider a totally nonsymplectic Anosov action of Z^k which is either uniformly quasiconformal or pinched on each coarse Lyapunov distribution. We show that such an action on a torus is C^\infty--conjugate to an action by affine automorphisms. We also obtain similar global rigidity results for actions on an arbitrar…
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.
Study on G2-structures on solvmanifolds, focusing on Laplacian solitons and Ricci pinching.
problem Existence and interplay of Laplacian solitons and Ricci pinched G2-structures on solvmanifolds.
method Exploration of left-invariant G2-structures on solvable Lie groups, analysis of Ricci pinching properties.
result Obtained Ricci pinching properties and extremal values for G2-structures on solvmanifolds.
Ancient solutions to high codimension flow pinched by spheres.
problem Understanding ancient solutions to high codimension mean curvature flow.
method Showed compact ancient solutions with pinched second fundamental form must be shrinking spheres.
result Compact ancient solutions pinched by spheres are shrinking spheres.
Harmonic maps between pinched Hadamard surfaces are quasi-conformal.
problem Characterizing harmonic maps between Hadamard surfaces.
method Proving harmonic quasi-isometries are quasi-conformal diffeomorphisms.
result Harmonic quasi-isometries of pinched Hadamard surfaces are injective.
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.
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.