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48 results for monotonicity formula

We prove three new monotonicity formulas for manifolds with a lower Ricci curvature bound and show that they are connected to rate of convergence to tangent cones. In fact, we show that the derivative of each of these three monotone quantities is bounded from below in terms of the Gromov-Hausdorff distance to the neare…

2011-11-21abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper proves monotonicity formulas for solutions in Carnot groups, resembling well-known formulas for standard Laplacian and heat equations.

problem Proving monotonicity formulas for solutions in Carnot groups.
method Using right-invariant carré du champ and comparing to known formulas for standard Laplacian and heat equation.
result Theorems 1.1 and 1.2 display a resemblance to known monotonicity formulas for standard Laplacian and heat equation.

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 kk-splitting functions.
result Quantitative control of splitting functions by pinching at independent points controls the distance to the nearest cone.

Researchers extend monotonicity formulas for harmonic functions in RCD(0,N) spaces.

problem Generalizing monotonicity formulas for harmonic functions in mRCD(0,N){ m RCD}(0,N) spaces.
method New estimates for harmonic functions and a functional version of the outer volume cone theorem.
result Proven rigidity and almost rigidity statements for harmonic functions in mRCD(0,N){ m RCD}(0,N) spaces.

In this paper, we establish a general monotonicity formula of the following elliptic system $$ Δu_i+f_i(u_1,...,u_m)=0 \quad {\rm in} Ω, \label{0.1} $$ where ΩRnΩ\subset\subset \mathbb{R}^n is a bounded domain, (fi(u1,...,um))=F(u)(f_i(u_1,...,u_m))=\nabla F(\vec{u}), and F(u)F(\vec{u}) is a given smooth function of u=(u1,...,um)\vec{u}=(u_1,...,u_m)

2005-10-10abs ↗pdf ↗

We prove a monotonicity formula for mean curvature flow with surgery. This formula differs from Huisken's monotonicity formula by an extra term involving the mean curvature. As a consequence, we show that a surgically modified flow which is sufficiently close to a smooth flow in the sense of geometric measure theory is…

2013-12-01abs ↗pdf ↗

New proof of Positive Mass Theorem using Green's function and monotonicity formula.

problem Proving the Positive Mass Theorem in Riemannian geometry.
method Established through a newly discovered monotonicity formula for Green's function.
result New proof of the Positive Mass Theorem and Riemannian Penrose Inequality.

Simon type monotonicity formulas for the Willmore functional H2\int | \mathbf{H} |^2 in the hyperbolic space Hn\mathbb{H}^n and Sn\mathbb{S}^n are obtained. The formula gives a lower bound of ΣH2\int_Σ | \mathbf{H} |^2 where Σ2Σ^2 is any closed surface in Hn\mathbb{H}^n.

2018-11-14abs ↗pdf ↗

We investigate monotonicity properties of pp-harmonic vector bundle-valued kk-forms by studying the energy-momentum tensor associated with such a form. As a consequence, we obtain a unified proof of the monotonicity formulæ for pp-harmonic maps and Yang-Mills connections, proving a monotonicity formula for pp-Yang-…

2015-06-10abs ↗pdf ↗

Paper finds formulas for minimizing perimeter in special spaces, proving key dimensions and existence.

problem Understanding the structure of perimeter minimizing sets in specific metric spaces.
method Established a monotonicity formula and proved rigidity for perimeter minimizers in RCD(0,N) spaces.
result Sharp Hausdorff dimension estimates for singular strata and existence of blow-down cones.

The paper proves monotonicity formulas for minimal connections and their applications.

problem Understanding critical points of volume functionals in Riemannian geometry.
method Developed monotonicity formulas for minimal connections under specific conditions.
result Established vanishing theorems for minimal connections on Euclidean spaces and dDT connections on G2-manifolds.

Stabilization technique applied to curve shortening flow in 3D space.

problem Stabilizing curve shortening flow in 3D space.
method Applying stabilization technique developed by T. Zelenyak to curve shortening flow in R3\mathbb{R}^3.
result Derivation of several new monotonicity formulas for curve shortening flow.

Unified view of monotonicity formulas for inverse mean curvature flow and pp-capacitary potentials.

problem Understanding monotonicity formulas for various geometric flows and potentials.
method Refined analysis of pp-capacitary potentials and their level sets.
result Strong convergence of pp-capacitary potentials to inverse mean curvature flow and curvature varifolds.

A local monotonicity formula for the Yang-Mills-Higgs flow on GG-bundles over Rn\mathbb{R}^{n} (n>4n>4) is proved. It is shown that the monotone quantity coïncides on certain self-similar solutions with that appearing in existing non-local monotonicity formulæ for the Yang-Mills and Yang-Mills-Higgs flows.

2015-06-05abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper explores capital allocation using Euler formula with VaR and ES, revealing non-monotonicity and providing estimation methods.

problem Non-monotonicity in VaR-based capital allocation and the need for consistent risk measures.
method Use of Euler formula, Value-at-Risk (VaR), Expected shortfall (ES), simulation, and Markov chain Monte Carlo.
result Capital allocation with VaR is not monotonous, and consistent risk measures are crucial.

Consider the following coupled elliptic system of equations \begin{equation*} \label{} (-Δ)^s u_i = (u^2_1+\cdots+u^2_m)^{\frac{p-1}{2}} u_i \quad \text{in} \ \ \mathbb{R}^n , \end{equation*} where 0<s20<s\le 2, p>1p>1, m1m\ge1, u=(ui)i=1mu=(u_i)_{i=1}^m and ui:RnRu_i:\mathbb R^n\to \mathbb R. The qualitative behavior of solutions of…

2015-09-27abs ↗pdf ↗

In this paper we generalize the monotonicity formulas of [C] for manifolds with nonnegative Ricci curvature. Monotone quantities play a key role in analysis and geometry; see, e.g., [A], [CM1] and [GL] for applications of monotonicity to uniqueness. Among the applications here is that level sets of Green's function on …

2012-09-20abs ↗pdf ↗

In this paper, we prove an extended version of the Minkowski Inequality, holding for any smooth bounded set ΩRnΩ\subset \mathbb R^n, n3n\geq 3. Our proof relies on the discovery of effective monotonicity formulas holding along the level set flow of the pp-capacitary potentials associated with ΩΩ, for every pp suffici…

2019-06-02abs ↗pdf ↗

We derive several mean value formulae on manifolds, generalizing the classical one for harmonic functions on Euclidean spaces as well as later results of Schoen-Yau, Michael-Simon, etc, on curved Riemannian manifolds. For the heat equation a mean value theorem with respect to `heat spheres' is proved for heat equation …

2006-08-24abs ↗pdf ↗

We derive a monotonicity formula and classify finite Morse index solutions (positive or sign-changing, radial or not) to the following triharmonic Lane-Emden equation: \begin{equation}\nonumber (-Δ)^3 u=|u|^{p-1}u \hbox{ in } \mathbb{R}^n, \end{equation} where pp is below the Joseph-Lundgren exponent. As a byproduct w…

2016-07-16abs ↗pdf ↗

New energy functional and fields for Yang-Mills theory, proving monotonicity and vanishing theorems.

problem Developing new mathematical tools for Yang-Mills theory.
method Introducing normalized exponential Yang-Mills energy functional, deriving monotonicity formula and vanishing theorem.
result Monotonicity and vanishing theorems for exponential Yang-Mills fields.

The paper studies geometric constants under modified Ricci flows with variable parameters.

problem Understanding geometric constants under variable coupling parameters in Ricci flows.
method Introduced modified Ricci flows with variable coefficients, derived evolution formulas, and proved monotonicity conditions.
result Conditions for maintaining monotonicity of geometric constants under modified Ricci flows.

In this expository article, we discuss various monotonicity formulas for parabolic and elliptic operators and explain how the analysis of the function spaces and the geometry of the underlining spaces are intertwined. After briefly discussing some of the well-known analytical applications of monotonicity for parabolic …

2012-05-30abs ↗pdf ↗

Study applies Huisken formula to mean curvature flow in Ricci soliton background.

problem Analyzing mean curvature flow in Ricci soliton backgrounds.
method Applies Huisken's monotonicity formula to a shrinking self-similar solution of the extended Ricci flow.
result Establishes new results and solves noncompact case under natural geometric assumptions.