Study finds open manifolds without complete metrics with positive scalar curvature.
problem Topological obstruction to positive scalar curvature on open manifolds.
method Defined Schoen-Yau-Schick and weak Schoen-Yau-Schick manifolds to prove the absence of complete metrics with positive scalar curvature.
result Proved no complete metric with positive scalar curvature on open Schoen-Yau-Schick manifolds.
The paper explores conditions for positive scalar curvature on manifolds with boundaries and their doubles.
problem Conditions for positive scalar curvature on manifolds with boundaries and their doubles.
method Analyzes the relationship between boundary conditions and positive scalar curvature metrics on manifolds and their doubles.
result Provides conditions for positive scalar curvature metrics on manifolds with boundaries and their doubles.
Sharp volume growth ratio for 3D manifolds with positive scalar curvature.
problem Volume growth and scalar curvature in non-compact Riemannian manifolds.
method Analyzing 3D complete, non-compact manifolds with non-negative Ricci and positive scalar curvature.
result Obtained sharp linear volume growth ratio and rigidity.
Study torsion obstructions to positive scalar curvature on manifolds.
problem Obstructions to positive scalar curvature metrics on manifolds.
method Analysis of torsion classes in integral homology.
result Construction of manifolds without positive scalar curvature metrics but whose Cartesian products do.
Abstract: Characterizes spaces with positive scalar curvature.
problem Spaces with positive scalar curvature and invariant metrics.
method Cohomogeneity one manifolds and homogeneous spaces with compact Lie group actions.
result Characterization of spaces with positive scalar curvature.
Developing a singular dimension descent method for positive scalar curvature obstructions
problem Positive scalar curvature obstructions in arbitrary dimensions
method Schoen--Yau type singular dimension descent method
result Proving obstructions to positive scalar curvature on enlargeable manifolds
Study gives conditions for noncompact manifolds to have positive scalar curvature.
problem Conditions for noncompact manifolds to have positive scalar curvature.
method Analyzes finite and infinite volume cases to find obstructions.
result Provides conditions for noncompact manifolds to admit metrics with positive scalar curvature.
Proves upper bound on filling radius for manifolds with positive scalar curvature.
problem Bounding the filling radius of manifolds with positive scalar curvature.
method Quantitative operator K-theory and index theory.
result Proves a quantitative upper bound on the filling radius.
Obstructs complete metrics with positive scalar curvature on non-compact manifolds.
problem Obstructing complete metrics with positive scalar curvature on non-compact manifolds.
method Using minimal hypersurfaces and MOTS, the study provides topological obstructions and proves the Liouville theorem.
result The Liouville theorem for locally conformally flat n-manifolds of non-negative scalar curvature follows from the impossibility of positive scalar curvature metrics.
3-manifolds with positive scalar curvature have controlled foliations.
problem Understanding foliations in 3-manifolds with positive scalar curvature.
method Showed a singular foliation by surfaces with controlled area and diameter.
result 3-manifolds with positive scalar curvature admit controlled foliations.
The paper explores geometry and positive scalar curvature on non-compact manifolds.
problem Understanding the relationship between geometry and positive scalar curvature on non-compact manifolds.
method Analysis of volume growth, scalar curvature integral, and width in different dimensions.
result Proves minimal volume growth and integral of scalar curvature in three dimensions, and volume growth with stronger conditions in higher dimensions.
Constructs uniformly positive scalar curvature metrics on open manifolds
problem Finding uniformly positive scalar curvature metrics on open manifolds
method Using Morse functions and exhaustion
result Proving the existence of uniformly positive scalar curvature metrics
3-manifolds with positive scalar curvature and bounded geometry are contractible.
problem Characterizing 3-manifolds with positive scalar curvature and bounded geometry.
method Maximal weak solution to inverse mean curvature flow.
result Complete contractible 3-manifolds with positive scalar curvature and bounded geometry are R3. Small Weyl infimum on 4-manifolds with positive scalar curvature.
problem Understanding scalar curvature on 4-manifolds.
method Analyzing the Weyl functional and comparing scalar and self-dual Weyl curvatures.
result The infimum of the Weyl functional is small on many 4-manifolds with positive scalar curvature.
Proves a new inequality for certain complex surfaces.
problem Analyzes compact Kähler surfaces with positive scalar curvature.
method Uses properties of holomorphic maps and ruled surfaces.
result Proves a 2-systolic inequality on these surfaces.
Study on 4-manifolds with positive scalar curvature.
problem Characterizing 4-manifolds with positive scalar curvature.
method Geography problem approach focusing on four-dimensional case.
result Survey of mathematical work and strengthening of Carr's result.
We show that results about spaces or moduli spaces of positive scalar curvature metrics proved using index theory can typically be extended to non-negative scalar curvature metrics. We illustrate this by providing explicit generalizations of some classical results concerning moduli spaces of positive scalar curvature m…
Study shows limits of metrics with positive scalar curvature on spheres.
problem Non-negativity of scalar curvature is not preserved under certain limits.
method Examined metrics conformal to the round metric on Sn for n≥4. result Any conformal metric to the round metric on Sn for n≥4 can be a limit of metrics with positive scalar curvature. Upper diameter bound for manifolds with positive scalar curvature.
problem Estimating the maximum size of manifolds with positive scalar curvature.
method Proving an upper diameter bound using scalar curvature integral, Yamabe constant, and manifold dimension.
result The power of scalar curvature integral in diameter estimates is sharp and occurs at round spheres with canonical metric.
The paper provides obstructions to positive scalar curvature for certain manifolds with group actions.
problem Obstructions to the existence of complete invariant metrics with positive scalar curvature.
method Callias-type index theorem applied to proper actions by locally compact groups.
result Obstructions to positive scalar curvature vanish for certain Lie group actions.
The study proves that certain manifolds can have metrics with specific volume growth.
problem Determining if manifolds with positive scalar curvature can have metrics with a given volume growth.
method Using Gromov-Lawson and Grimaldi-Pansu constructions, the study proves the existence of metrics with the desired volume growth on specific manifolds.
result The study positively answers the question for manifolds that are infinite connected sums of closed manifolds with positive scalar curvature.
Minimal splitting factors help study scalar curvature constraints.
problem Scalar curvature constraints in geometry.
method Introducing minimal splitting factors with positive scalar curvature.
result Minimal splitting factors have properties similar to area minimizing hypersurfaces.
In this article, we are interested in the question whether any complete contractible 3-manifold of positive scalar curvature is homeomorphic to R3. We study the fundamental group at infinity, π1∞, and its relationship with the existence of complete metrics of positive scalar curvature. We p…
The paper sets new bounds on metrics with positive scalar curvature.
problem Classifying metrics with positive scalar curvature.
method Lower bounds on the rank of the group of psc metrics over M.
result Lower bounds on the rank of psc metrics up to bordism.
Uniformly positive scalar curvature implies a lower bound on injectivity radius.
problem Bounding curvature and scalar curvature in three-manifolds.
method Analyzing bounded sectional curvature and uniformly positive scalar curvature properties.
result Uniform lower bound on injectivity radius.
Researchers prove spaces of positive scalar curvature metrics are contractible with symmetry.
problem Contractibility of spaces of invariant positive scalar curvature metrics.
method Combining equivariant Morse theory with conformal deformations and local flexibility properties.
result Spaces of invariant positive scalar curvature metrics are contractible.
Study on moduli space of metrics with positive scalar curvature.
problem Topology of moduli space of metrics with positive scalar curvature.
method Analyzes the moduli space of concordances of metrics with positive scalar curvature.
result Shows non-trivial homotopy groups in the moduli space.
Paper finds conditions for non-Einstein relative Yamabe metrics.
problem Finding relative Yamabe metrics with positive scalar curvature.
method Sufficient condition for positive constant scalar curvature metrics on manifolds with boundary.
result Examples of non-Einstein relative Yamabe metrics with positive scalar curvature.
The doubling conjecture for positive scalar curvature is proven under certain conditions.
problem Determining when a manifold with a specific boundary condition admits positive scalar curvature.
method Surgery techniques for positive scalar and mean curvature, and existence of area-minimizing hypersurfaces.
result The doubling conjecture holds true for manifolds with certain split conditions on fundamental groups.
Upper bound found for systolic geometry on manifolds with positive scalar curvature.
problem Relationship between systolic geometry and positive scalar curvature.
method Spinorial methods combined with geometric measure theory and curvature estimates.
result Upper bound for the two-dimensional stable systole on certain manifolds.
Constructs foliations for 3-manifolds with positive scalar curvature.
problem Finding surfaces in 3-manifolds with positive scalar curvature.
method Singular foliations of compact three-manifolds with controlled properties.
result Extends Urysohn and Gromov-Lawson waist inequalities.
The paper studies 3D manifolds with positive scalar curvature and volume growth.
problem Understanding the geometry of 3D manifolds with positive scalar curvature.
method Analyzes volume and geometric properties of 3D complete manifolds with positive scalar curvature, considering different curvature conditions.
result Volume growth estimates for 3D manifolds with positive scalar curvature, answering Gromov's question affirmatively.
We study uniqueness of positive solutions to the conformal scalar curvature equation on complete Riemannian manifolds with constant negative scalar curvature. We apply the results to show that conformal transformations on certain complete Riemannian manifolds of constant negative scalar curvature are isometries. We als…
New examples show positive scalar curvature metrics on manifolds with boundary that cannot be extended.
problem Positive scalar curvature metrics on manifolds with boundary that cannot be extended.
method Analytic techniques related to the prescribed scalar curvature problem in conformal geometry.
result Obstruction to positivity of conformal Laplacians given by a real-valued ξ-invariant.
New method controls surface extrinsic diameter for positive scalar curvature metrics.
problem Preventing complete metrics with positive scalar curvature on surfaces within manifolds.
method Interior control for extrinsic diameter of surfaces with positive scalar curvature.
result Closed aspherical manifolds cannot have complete metrics with positive scalar curvature when subsets are removed.
The study proves manifold properties related to positive scalar curvature.
problem Proving the non-existence of metrics with positive scalar curvature on certain manifolds.
method Use of generalized soap bubbles and prescribed-mean-curvature functionals.
result Proves non-existence of metrics with positive scalar curvature on specific manifolds.
Classifies 3-manifolds with uniformly positive scalar curvature.
problem Classifying 3-manifolds with uniformly positive scalar curvature.
method Analyzes properties of 3-manifolds with mean convex boundaries and uniformly positive scalar curvature.
result 3-manifolds with uniformly positive scalar curvature are homeomorphic to sums of spherical 3-manifolds and S1imesS2. Study on positive scalar curvature and its impact on Ricci limit spaces.
problem The influence of uniformly positive scalar curvature on Ricci limit spaces.
method Investigates uniformly positive scalar curvature on non-collapsed Ricci limit spaces.
result Proves a limit space splits at most n-2 lines or R-factors.
Develops connections between operator K-theory and positive scalar curvature.
problem Positive scalar curvature on closed spin manifolds and Gromov's band width conjecture.
method Quantitative index theory and related techniques.
result The propagation of the index of the Dirac operator is inversely related to the curvature lower bound.
Proves conditions for positive scalar curvature on certain manifolds with conical singularities.
problem Conditions for positive scalar curvature on manifolds with isolated conical singularities.
method Analyzes isolated conical singularities and uses Geroch type results.
result No metric with positive scalar curvature on X#Tn with isolated conical singularity. The study restricts scalar curvature on certain noncompact manifolds.
problem Ruling out complete metrics with nonnegative scalar curvature.
method Conditions and examples of positive scalar curvature metrics.
result Examples of manifolds with positive scalar curvature.
Study on metrics with positive scalar curvature on manifolds with singularities.
problem Understanding metrics with positive scalar curvature on manifolds with singularities.
method Proving homotopy invariance of the space of metrics with positive scalar curvature on manifolds with fibred singularities.
result Proved that the space of metrics with positive scalar curvature is homotopy invariant under certain surgeries.
In this work we prove that the Whitehead manifold has no complete metric of positive scalar curvature. This result can be generalized to the genus one case. Precisely, we show that no contractible genus one 3-manifold admits a complete metric of positive scalar curvature.
The study proves manifolds with positive scalar curvature can be decomposed into spherical and toroidal pieces.
problem Proving manifolds with positive scalar curvature can be decomposed into simpler pieces.
method Using a topological approach, the researchers prove a decomposition theorem for manifolds with positive scalar curvature and subquadratic decay.
result The manifold M carries a complete Riemannian metric of uniformly positive scalar curvature, answering a conjecture of Gromov. We show 10/8-type inequalities for some end-periodic 4-manifolds which have positive scalar curvature metrics on the ends. As an application, we construct a new family of closed 4-manifolds which do not admit positive scalar curvature metrics.
Proves effective linear volume growth for 3-manifolds with positive scalar curvature.
problem Volume growth of three-manifolds with positive scalar curvature.
method Utilizes the technique of μ-bubbles and almost-splitting theorem.
result Proves effective linear volume growth for 3-manifolds with non-negative Ricci curvature and uniformly positive scalar curvature.
Proves manifolds with positive scalar curvature have inessential covers.
problem Positive scalar curvature manifolds with abelian fundamental groups.
method Proves existence of finite covers with deformed classifying maps.
result Existence of strongly inessential covers for most manifolds.
The paper studies modified Einstein tensors and their positivity properties on compact manifolds.
problem Analyzing the positivity of modified Einstein tensors and their implications on compact manifolds.
method Investigates modified Einstein tensors defined as $\Eink :=\Scal \, g -k\Ric$ for 0<k<n and studies their positivity properties. result Defines a smooth invariant $\cEin(M)$ measuring how far a manifold is from admitting an Einstein metric with positive scalar curvature.